Billboard Ordinance Vote

from Evergreener Bill Bullock

City Council is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, Feb. 7 on amendments to the local sign ordinance. Council will choose one of two options regarding the allowability of new billboards. Evergreen has given written support to the more restrictive option that limits new billboards in areas along interstate highways. This is in keeping with the direction Council set in 1999. A legal dispute between two billboard companies has raised and potentially clouded this issue, with the other option allowing new billboards on streets such as Union and Poplar.

While Councilwoman Chumney, Evergreens's district representative, and several other Council members will be supporting the more restrictive language, the vote is not guaranteed. If this issue is of importance to you, let all Council members know with your phone call, e-mail or your appearance at the meeting on the 7th at City Hall.

While scheduled to start at 3:30, you will likely not miss this issue even if you can't get there until 4 p.m. or later. Contact information can be found here.