The Mount Olive Chronicle reports the Township Planning Board is considering two separate applications for digital billboards in the New Jersey township. The applications, from Eye Spy Media Corp. and Outfront Media would place boards on Route 46 and 206. Both applications would require variances which the Planning Board will […]
Madison.com reports that a Dane County judge has declined Adams request to delay removal of three Madison, WI billboards while it appeals a decision in which a judge threw out its open meeting lawsuit against Dane County. Adams sued Dane County after the County refused to approve a lease renewal […]
Lehigh Valley Live reports that Wilson Borough, Pennsylvania is considering whether to allow an electronic billboard along Route 22 near Fisk Field to pay for a new scoreboard at the borough owned athletic complex and to possibly pay other expenses. A billboard constructed in 2013 on city land at Hackett […]
“The law is explicit. If a sign company has cut down trees in the state right of way, it is a violation of the permit. If they are indeed in violation as it appears they are, then I will bring all the resources I can to see it is revoked,” […]
By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA If you like irony, check out the most recent Form 13F filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The State of Alaska’s Department of Revenue continued to hold a $2 million+ stake in Lamar Advertising Company. Said another way, […]
The Kansan reports that Newton, KS has drafted a new sign code. The new code will bring the town’s ordinance in compliance with Reed v Gilbert. Key elements include: Message neutrality for regulations. A new fee of $1.50 per square foot for permanent signs. Digital signage will be permitted with […]
The Mt Airy News reports that the Mt Airy, North Carolina town commissions have voted to relax sign code rules which were approved in July. The commissioners voted to: Require non-conforming signs to be taken down or replaced with a confirming sign if a site is unoccupied for two years. […]
NBC11news reports that the city council in Grand Junction, CO is considering making changes to the city’s sign code with an emphasis on whether to change digital billboard regulations. The city council is also reviewing whether the code complies with Reed v Gilbert. _________________________________________________________________________ Paid Ad
Senate Bill 953 passed the Michigan State Senate last October. A House version passed last week and Governor Rick Snyder will be looking at the bill for signature. The bill, which will allow for billboards on public school property along state managed roadways became possible from a 2003 Michigan Supreme Court decision […]
Access WDUN reports that Hall County Georgia and Gainesville Georgia are considering amended billboard regulations. Key provisions include: Update illumination standards. A provision which requires 3 square feet of existing billboard area to be removed for every square foot of space which is converted to a digital billboard. No […]
