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I listened to the public testimony on those LED Billboards. It made me want to puke. They held the people who spoke against it to a couple of minutes. The people who spoke for it droned on and on... and on. I was there when they wanted to build that stupid advertising museum, whoops, I mean the children's museum about 8 years ago. They didn't have the money then, Ms. Debbie made all kinds of deals and promises to get free land to build on and they also got a $400,000 grant from MESA and other city tax perks. Now they still don't have enough money even with all those corporate subsidized displays they use to indoctrinate your kids. No wonder they don't get a lot of people going there. I can't stand mothers that come up and say boo hoo we don't have money for the museum we need LED Billboards. Give me a break, one doesn't follow from the other. Besides the money is a drop in the bucket for city coffers and a windfall for those damn sign companies that want their foot in the door to create a crass downtown.
The City of Miami Commission let museum people drone on and on and on. Peter Erhlich, from Scenic Miami, (against the LED signs) was treated rudely I thought. I don't like the cross-examination when they aren't similarly cross-examining the PRO Led sign people. Their testimony was just as subjective as Peter's yet they weren't challenged. This Commission will never be sorry but the people living in the City will be one day. It stinks. The whole damn charade sucks because it is another in a long line of bad deals. Another friggin' bad deal steam rolls through a compliant government. The sign companies have the last laugh.
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It is a shame the billboard lobbyists have so much influence on the weak elected officials. The City plans to put LED billboards on every scrap of open space available.
The trashing of Miami continues...
I believe billboards is the right time for Miami.
All great cities have billboards.
The problem with Miami,they want to stay small with no traffic,like a small town.
simsco
New York has led billboards in one section of a giant city. The city of Miami is checkering them all over the small downtown with no plan whatsoever.
Billboards signal the world that Miami is low class. Smart people know billboards mean bribes were paid. Or maybe government officials are just stupid?
Didn't you listen; the children's museum and the Gusman are keeping the revenues.
The dead beat board members don't want to write any checks. They would rather cover their buildings with LED billboards. They piss on their neighbors.
One guy wants to put up a huge LED billboard on a building in downtown. Is it true he is a convicted heroine dealer?
Hey simsco, whose payroll are you on? Sao Paulo, the world's fourth largest city, removed more than 10,000 billboards and signs five years ago and the transformation has been remarkable. I was there last year and saw it for myself. This action, taken unilaterally by the mayor, has broad public support.
Great cities present a face to the world that they can be proud of. With this billboard crap, Miami's aspirations to join the ranks of the world's truly great cities are taking a hit.
Hi folks. Jeff Burnside with NBC Miami. I am working on the billboard story for our 11pm news tonight and trying hard as always to get all viewpoints. My phone is malfunctioning. Will someone have Peter Erhlich call 954-553-6041 ASAP.
The elected officials of San Paulo voted 48-1 to remove 100% of it's billboards. Now San Paulo looks great while Miami is going third world.
Miami reps vote 5-0 to trash Miami. Boo.
Seriously, why do billboard company lobbyists and owners give so much money to elected officials?
Sarnoff should disclose Clear Channel, CBS, FUEL and other billboard companies give him money. See Campaign Reports.
Speak up. Tell Mayor Tomas Regalado and city officials you don't like billboards. Tell them to respect our future. Tell them to stop bashing Miami.
Sarnoff is off base. He doesn't get it that in a specific area these LED's wouldn't be so bad but dotted all over the city is crazy. If they were all in one area people could CHOOSE to live near them if they liked them so much. Spence Jones wants to put them in Parks? That is crazy. The commissioners are kissing the feet of sign companies.
Elected officials should NEVER treat citizens that come to speak at commission meetings rudely. Shame on them. For so many reasons.
Marc Sarnoff is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Johnny Winton. Johnny Winton, who left office in disgrace, was often rude and condescending to constituents. Sarnoff is often an arrogant ass and he always acts like a paid stooge of the billboard companies.
We all look forward to his indictment.
It is not necessary to get Sarnoff indicted. Simply free his political prisoner Reid Welch and then get him to give up all the juicy details on him.
City can remove street lights and replace them with led signs.
Is Sarnoff on Clear Channel's payroll?
Look at Sarnoff's Campaign Reports. Dozens (hundreds) of $500 checks from billboard companies and employees of billboard companies. Shouldn't Sarnoff recuse himself every time a billboard item comes up for discussion?
Sarnoff should put a Clear Channel billboard on his house.
Sarnoff is being lobbied to allow a 1200' tall illegal LED billboard above Bayside Marketplace.
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