[Durham INC] The billboard industry is making their move: Encourage elected officials to stand firm against electronic billboards

[Kelly Jarrett]

      Neighbors,


      The billboard industry is making their move to overturn Durham's
      current ban on electronic billboards. You can read about their
      proposals inToday's Herald-Sun article
      <http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Digital+billboard+firm+zeros+in+on+law%20&id=4381153-Digital+billboard+firm+zeros+in+on+law&instance=homesecondleft>on
      the billboard industry's proposal to overturn Durham's current
      billboard ordinance & allow electronic billboards in Durham.


       From Herald_Sun article: "A poll commissioned by the Durham
      Convention & Visitors Bureau also found over the summer that the
      public supports the existing ordinance by roughly a ...3-to-1
      margin. Specifically, the survey found that 72 percent of
      residents support the existing ordinance, 8 percent didn't support
      it and 20 percent were undecided. Whites and blacks were about
      equally likely to favor the current ordinance, and there were no
      significant differences of opinion between men and women."


      If you're among the 72% who opposes electronic billboards and the
      billboard industry's desire to overturn Durham's current billboard
      ordinance IT IS TIME TO START VOICING OPPOSITION TO THE ELECTRONIC
      BILLBOARD INDUSTRY'S PROPOSAL TO CHANGE DURHAM'S BILLBOARD
      ORDINANCE. Email our elected officials & tell them to oppose the
      billboard industry's attempt to override public opinion and
      overturn existing ordinances: 


      County Commissioners: commissioners at durhamcountync.gov /


      City Council: Council at DurhamNC.Gov

Kelly J.

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