K-ville's ban opponents raise the same old tired arguments: they should be helping business. Wait a minute. In a "free" market, why should government be in the business of helping business?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
At Least One Tennessee City Council Unbowed to the Billboard Industry
Knoxville City Council goes where sign-industry-whipped Nashville Metro Council will not: banning both electronic message centers and LED billboards.
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This was a hard-fought battle that was finally won thanks to a group of dedicated folks at http://www.scenicknoxville.org
ReplyDeleteThere is currently a 6 month moratorium on digital billboards as well in Knox County. See more discussion here - http://www.knoxviews.com/node/10840
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http://www.knoxviews.com/node/6362
Keep fighting! Once people realize how intrusive they are, it will make it easier to rally neighborhoods.
Good luck.