WTVA reports that Lamar has decided to withdraw a plan to move a billboard in Tupelo, MISS from a rooftop on North Gloster Street to a location adjacent to the same building. The company had planned to convert one of the sign faces to digital in connection with the relocation. […]
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Billboard Insider Update: New Research on Distraction
Billboard Insider Update: New Research on Distraction (On May 4, OAAA’s Ken Klein posted on “The Hunt for Distractions Leads Inside the Vehicle.” A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety underscores that point. Klein provided this update.) Yes, driver distraction is a problem, especially among teens. […]
Oklahoma Files Lawsuit To Remove Trailer Billboard
The Muskogee Phoenix reports that the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is asking for a court order to remove a vinyl billboard which is on a truck trailer parked at north 11th street and Three Rivers Plaza. The sign is owned by Arcon Inc. The State has asked Arcon to […]
Oceanside Moves Billboard Ban Forward
The Coast News reports that The Oceanside Planning Commission as approved some Coastal Zone Amendments which will ban billboards on city property. Oceanside adopted an ordinance to allow four digital billboards on city property in 2012. The city has changed its mind about going forward with the signs after complaints […]
Sign Companies Speak Against Proposed Sussex Ordinance
“It’s disheartening. It’s hard to believe that a bunch of Republicans want more regulations and more government,” said working group member Lynn Rogers, a former councilman and owner of Rogers Sign Co. in Milton. “We don’t want to become the most over-regulated business in Sussex County.” Cape Gazette reports […]
Indiana Court says GEFT Outdoor can sue Indianapolis for damages.
The Southern District of Indiana US District Court ruled last week that GEFT Outdoor is entitled to damages because two digital signs were denied under an old unconstitutional sign code. Reed v Gilbert figured into the decision. Here are the facts: Indianapolis had an original sign ordinance requiring billboard companies […]
Oceanside Backtracking on Digital Signs
The San Diego Tribune reports that the Oceanside Planning Commission has unanimously recommended that the city council strike language allowing digital billboards from the city code. This is the first step towards overturning an ordinance which allows up to four digital billboards on city-owned property. BGT Media, one of the […]
Dick Bouley on Freeway Right of Way Wars
Insider’s note: In this post Dick Bouley sounds a cautionary note about how difficult it is to get billboards on public right of ways. Bouley came to Concord, New Hampshire in 1979 to work for Governor Hugh Gallen. He has been a registered lobbyist since 1982, representing a spectrum of […]
Harvard Law Review on Reed v Gilbert
Harvard Law Review has a May 10, 2016 article titled “Free Speech After Reed v. Town of Gilbert.” Some of the article’s conclusions: Lower courts have begun narrowing the scope of Reed v Gilbert. Lower courts are using Reed v Gilbert to invalidate sign codes which treat different forms of […]
Waterloo gives Lamar 2nd chance on denied billboard permit
The Courier reports that the Waterloo, Iowa City Council has agreed to give Lamar a second chance to seek approval for a new digital billboard at San Marnon Drive and Sears Street in Waterloo. The City Council voted 4-1 in favor of the board on May 2 but a supermajority […]
