Letter to Ananth Prasad:
TODAY the City of Miami Commission is slated to adopt by resolution two agreements with the state of Florida and the federal government giving the City of Miami sole control over "mural" advertisement billboards on buildings facing our expressways. These agreements are based on misrepresentations and falsehoods promoted by the City of Miami and the outdoor advertising industry.
BELOW ia a copy of a letter from William Brinton, Esq., national expert and litigator, to the Florida Secretary of Transportation, detailing the level of dishonesty and/or ignorance of the facts of the City of Miami in this matter.
This issue is of such local, state and national significance that Mr. Britton has traveled to Miami yesterday to meet with City Commissioners.
Mr. Brinton can be reached at 904 673-1652 or bbrinton@rtlaw.com. He is joined by Peter Ehrlich of Scenic Miami. Hopefully you will do your customary in-depth coverage of this public policy travesty. Peter Ehrlich said: "Bill's goal was to get the offensive legislation deferred. The proposed legislation (RE 7 and RE 8) will allow many more massive billboards to be installed on buildings facing highways."
Barbara K Bisno
Scenic Miami-Dade County, Inc.
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City of Miami Commissioners will hear the toxic legislation today, July 11th. There is strong evidence that administrators at the City of Miami have not been truthful in their communications and discussions with the Florida Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. It is the goal of certain lobbyists and certain City officials to see Miami covered in billboards on buildings. Commissioners will vote today.
Although "the usual suspects" at the City of Miami desperately want more massive billboards on buildings the Administration quietly deferred the scheduled items until July 25th, 2013.
Good!
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Thank you Genius for covering this item. These resolutions are scheduled to come back to Miami City Commission 7/25. If residents want to know more about these proposals and let their opinions be known, they should contact scenicmiami.org.
Thanks for all your good work, Genius.
Thank you Barbara for all your work on this...I traveled cross country and saw enough ugly signs for a lifetime. Most were in Las Vegas!
City of Miami elected officials collect money from billboard companies. The money pours in hand over fist. Anyone surprised Miami's politicians bend over to service the outdoor advertising industry?
Certain city staffers appear to working for the billboard companies. Worth investigating...
This so called visual pollution has brought in approximately $3 million per year into the city coffers. Are the anti sign folks offering any way to help with the city budget problems? Are they just haters of signs and creative businesses and therefore cannot stand to see others come up with creative and innovative public private partnerships?
If City officials want money in their coffers why not legalize crack? The City could make crack dealers pay fees and get permits. Then more money would go to the City.
Oh!!! Okay, so billboards and crack are the same?
LED billboards and crack are both illegal under Miami-Dade County laws. Both illegal.
RE the "contribution" billboards make to the budget -- you must be kidding. The signs are tacky and illegal and in the long run they cheapen the city. Surely the revenue does not justify trashing the visual landscape. There are certain things worth keeping. Most of the billboards I see are ads for (excuse the vulgarity) booze and butt and boob enhancement. Miami needs to take itself seriously as a beautiful city and just say no to the outdoor advertising lobby.
The same proposed legislation comes up again on October 10th, 2013. Still just as corrupt.
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