Insider would like to thank Jorg Cieslok, President & Chief Executive Officer at Cieslok Media, for allowing us to print his article. In Dave Meslin’s article “Driven to Distraction” he links the distraction caused by digital billboards to automobile accidents as a leading cause of death; he suggests billboards […]
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Hawthorne Looking to Move Billboards
The City of Hawthorne, California is moving to entice the owners of more than five dozen old billboards to take them down in residential areas. Since Hawthorne imposed a citywide ban on new billboards, the owners have been prevented from legally upgrading or modifying their billboard structures. But this week, the […]
Adams Sues Dane County Board Over Board Removal
Channel 3000 reports that Adams Outdoor has sued Dane County over the improper termination of billboard leases at the Dane County airport. Various predecessors to Adams have had a billboard lease at the Dane County airport since 1966. Adams and the Dane County airport executed a lease in 2006 which […]
Sussex County Invites Public Comments
Coastal Point updates the continuing progress on the proposed changes to the Sussex County, DE sign ordinance. At its Aug. 9 council meeting, the county council voted 5-0 to reintroduce a proposed ordinance to amend its code related to signs. Now they are providing the public with a second chance […]
Oceanside say no to digital boards and new static billboards
In 2012 Oceanside approved an ordinance allowing digital billboards. Now the city has changed its mind. Coast News reports that on August 10 the Oceanside City Council voted unanimously to change the city’s ordinance to forbid new digital signs or static billboards. Lamar and BGT are threatening to sue for […]
Waterloo Rejects Digital Billboard
The Courier reports that a Lamar request for a 10.5 by 36 foot digital billboard in Waterloo Iowa failed last Monday. The Waterloo City Council voted 5-2 in favor of the board. A 6-1 majority was needed to override a recommendation for denial of permit by the Waterloo Planning and […]
Sussex County to reintroduce sign ordinance
Coastalpoint reports that Sussex County Delaware intends to redraft and reintroduce a sign ordinance at the August 9th Council Meeting and then and then the County will hold two hearing to receive public input. An original bill was introduced in April 2016 Several sign companies, including Clear Channel Outdoor and […]
City Settles Billboard Claim
The city of Port Orchard, WA will be paying $250,000 to the owner of a Gig Harbor advertising company to resolve a six-year legal battle. The Kitsap Sun reports the proposed settlement on a dispute that goes back to 2011. Rick Engley of Gotcha Covered Media, claimed the city in […]
Indy’s $50 million Mass Avenue Project Drops Billboard
What might have been is not what is. Developers have dropped plans for a three story electronic billboard as part of a $50 million development project in downtown Indianapolis according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. The developer dropped their plans after the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission made clear that it […]
Retired FWHA official opposes ads on traffic signs.
We’ve written before that Texas and California are considering whether to have their state transportation agencies to sell advertising on their own traffic safety signs. A career Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employee speaks against the proposals in “Highway traffic signs are for public purposes, not for commercial advertising.” Any proposal to […]
