Montgomery Residents Decry Electronic Billboard Proposal
Supporters of the proposal have said the billboard would bring revenue into the village, while opponents said the signage would be an eyesore.
A proposal to put an electronic billboard along Orchard Road has put Montgomery officials in a tight spot. According to the Aurora Beacon News, LaMar Advertising has requested permission to erect a 12-by-25-foot LED sign in the northeast corner of Orchard Road and Aucutt Road, according to the Beacon News. The company said Montgomery would be the first Chicago suburb to have an electronic billboard. But, according to the Beacon, a proposed tax increment financing district is planned for Orchard Road, right in the middle of where LaMar Advertising wants to place the sign. Don Hamman, owner of the land, said he would not allow the land to be annexed if the sign is rejected. This concerns Charlene Coulombe-Fiore, executive director of the …
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kpfarrer
4:32 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thank you Stan, for your attention to this and for the additional information. Montgomery residents say NO to “special one-time exceptions to current laws” and to opposing “the 6-1 recommendations of its Plan Commission to accommodate a single property owner.” … and as expected … “two additional proposals for electronic billboards to be located in other parts of town” have been submitted already… more ›