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As the Sierra Club state lobbyist says, this is unfortunately not the end of the story.</div>
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Thanks to everyone who helped on this.</div>
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Regards, pat</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Cassie Gavin <cassie.gavin@sierraclub.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ken Brame <kenbrame10@gmail.com>; pats1717@hotmail.com <pats1717@hotmail.com>; Hwa Huang <jiotienlong@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> billboard rules update</font>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">All of you have reached out to me about the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed billboard rules that were reviewed by the Rules Review Commission (RRC) today - so here's an update: </div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent">There's some good news - the </span><span style="background-color:transparent; white-space:pre-wrap; font-family:Arial">RRC ruled in favor of DOT this time,
which is good because the proposed DOT rules preserve local control to a degree acceptable to local governments. The Town of Cary & Town of Wilson's lobbyist did a great job speaking in favor of local control along with the president of the League of Municipalities,
Scenic NC, Durham's former city attorney and DOT. </span></font></div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent; white-space:pre-wrap; font-family:Arial">But note that we can next expect the billboard industry to submit 10 letters of objection to force the rule to legislative
review, as is allowed by North Carolina's rulemaking laws. So I'll be on the lookout for a DOT rules disapproval bill, along with our allies at Scenic NC and Southern Environmental Law Center. Note that it may be tougher to fight a billboard bill this year
since our champion, former Rep. Chuck McGrady, has retired. </span></font></div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent; white-space:pre-wrap; font-family:Arial">Best,
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Cassie Gavin, Senior Director of Government Relations</font>
<div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">NC Sierra Club</font></div>
<div><a href="mailto:cassie.gavin@sierraclub.org" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">cassie.gavin@sierraclub.org</font></a></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">19 W. Hargett Street, Suite 210</font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Raleigh, NC 27601</font></div>
<div><span style="line-height:27.6719px"><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Phone: </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:arial,sans-serif">919.360.8803</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassiegavin" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassiegavin</font></a></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br>
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