Billboard Condemnation. Fair Market Value for Eminent Domain Takings

Have you ever had a sign taken by a government agency?  If it happens, don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world. First, keep in mind that the government has the power of Eminent Domain, which means that they can take private property for public use.  However, just like Uncle Ben told Peter Parker […]

HighRoad Advertising Adds Digital

Brookings, South Dakota-based LED display manufacturer Daktronics announces that Minnesota-based HighRoad Advertising has added its first digital billboard…

Why NC Cities are Fighting New Billboard Measures

RALEIGH, NC – As part of Charlotte’s Independence Boulevard project, North Carolina’s transportation department took down a billboard at the corner of Independence and Sharon Amity, where more than 85,000 cars whizz by every day. So the question now being debated by the N.C. Supreme Court – and by lawmakers at the General Assembly –

Ducey Signs Electronic Billboards Bill, Multiple Other Bills Into Law

PHOENIX – Arizonans won’t have to worry the state or city will demand a background check before someone can sell a refrigerator, a microwave or, possibly more to the point, a gun. Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday signed legislation which bars all levels of government from requiring that the owner of any personal property be

Auburn Town Meeting Rejects Electronic Billboards Bylaw

AUBURN – Voters at the annual town meeting Tuesday night defeated a zoning amendment that would have allowed the installation of two electronic billboards near the Auburn Mall. The only article to be defeated, Article 27 sought to amend Regional Mall Overlay District zoning bylaws in order to clear the way for the installation of

Top Take-Away from Billboard Regulators’ Conference

INDIANAPOLIS – Billboard regulators want more information on benefits of relocating signs and also learned how to measure light from digital billboards during their annual meeting. Regulators convened in Indianapolis April 30-May 4 under the auspices of the National Alliance of State Highway Beautification Agencies (NAHBA). State officials are seeking federal funds to research time

Pocatello City Council Votes “No” to Digital Billboard

Pocatello’s City Council cast their votes Thursday on whether a digital billboard should be placed near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Alameda Road. After much debate the city council voted 4 to 2 against the digital billboard. “I’m pretty ecstatic,” said Joshua Moon, against billboard. “I was pretty nervous in there but I’m happy

Tennessee’s Billboard Law Needs Fixing

Tennessee’s Billboard Act has been declared unconstitutional by a recent federal court decision. Under the terms of that decision, all of the state’s billboard regulations will be rendered void, allowing new billboards to spring up willy nilly on highways throughout the state. Billboards are usually prone to spray painting of obscene objects by juveniles and

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