INC NEWS - Digital Billboards: Fairway Promoti =?win...

Thu Dec 4 11:38:50 EST 2008

Fortunately, there is absolutely no rush to action for the citizens....  yet. 
Let's take our time and see what's on the table.

I don't expect this to happen, but suppose Fairway requested just one  single 
LED Billboard at the outskirts of town. I would assume many of those  chiming 
in would oppose it.
Now suppose Fairway were to sweeten the pot, and offered to pay every man,  
woman & child in Durham $500k for the right to put up that one billboard....  
would you still oppose it?

Again, I don't expect them to make that  offer..... but what do we really 
have to discuss until we know exactly what they  are proposing?

Tuesday night isn't very far away, let's relax until we hear the request  
directly. Waiting a few days until the information is available will make this  
discussion much more productive.

Bill Anderson

In a message dated 12/4/2008 11:23:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
kjj1 at duke.edu writes:

I hope  they'll address how the industry advantage they tout in promotional 
materials  (subject line above) will benefit the citizens who "have to see it." 
I also  hope they'll talk about what they pay to landowners who host 
billboard and  provide a list of who they've approached, who has agreed, and who has 
made  contributions to support their efforts to get these billboards approved. 
In  the immortal words of Deep Throat: Follow the money. 

Kelly

Mike  - Hotmail wrote:  
For those interested in getting correct,  accurate and up to date information 
on this issue,  I'd highly  recommend that coming to next Tuesday's INC 
meeting and hearing first hand  what this proposal is (and isn't) about is a 
tantamount priority before  passing judgement.

It would also be helpful to update the email  subjects when they are not 
accurate and misleading when forwarding them with  new information on any 
listserve.

Mike Shiflett

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Sent:  Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:25 AM
Subject:  Re: INC NEWS - flashing bill boards are a bad idea...

Sort of apropos... I got a kick from a quote I  read from one of Fairway's 
promotional pieces about Digital  Billboards:

“Outdoor is not an on-demand medium. You can’t choose  to see it, you have 
to see it.”  -Advertising Age

I certainly  do not want one in my back yard or anywhere within a scope of 
vision  from my home. Having driven cross country quite a bit, I have seen a lot 
 of digital billboards. They are attention grabbers, without a doubt. And  
profitable too. Far more versatilely profitable than those boring old  
antiquated billboards.

However, whether we are for or against them,  whether we like the message or 
not, if allowed here in Durham, we  will SEE them.

--Skip  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John  Schelp" _<bwatu at yahoo.com>_ (mailto:bwatu at yahoo.com) 
To: _<inc-list at DurhamINC.org>_ (mailto:inc-list at DurhamINC.org) 
Sent:  Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:05 PM
Subject: INC NEWS - flashing bill  boards are a bad idea...

> folks,
> 
> Today's  Bull City Rising has an entry on the proposal to introduce 
electronic bill  boards in Durham...
> 
> 
_http://www.bullcityrising.com/2008/12/billboard-debate-to-star-at-december-inc-meeting.html_ 
(http://www.bullcityrising.com/2008/12/billboard-debate-to-star-at-december-inc-meeting.html) 
>  
> I've seen these electronic boards in the Triad and near Richmond.  They 
look like large flat screen TVs on a stick -- that flash different  images every 
five seconds.
> 
> Not only do the bill boards  represent a distraction on the Interstate in a 
congested urban setting,  many of these bill boards stand near homes and 
residential neighborhoods  along the Interstate. 
> 
> I'm surprised this is even being  considered by local officials. The INC 
needs to strongly oppose this move  by the bill board industry. 
> 
> ~John Schelp
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