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Resident asks city to turn off or dim digital sign on 11 Mile; city manager pledges review
Summary
A resident complained that a new digital city sign on 11 Mile disrupts sleep and property values; the city manager said staff will revisit brightness and timing controls.
Robert Tarakis, a resident who lives across 11 Mile Road, told the council on April 14 that a recently installed digital city sign is causing sleep disruption and intruding with frequent color and brightness changes.
"The constant scrolling messaging, abrupt color changes, and varying brightness levels of the signage are disruptive, especially at night," Tarakis said, asking that the sign be turned off from dusk to dawn. He said he and neighbors had submitted video evidence and cited ordinance concerns.
City Manager Mechshen responded that city staff had not intended the sign to intrude on nearby homes and said the city would revisit options to reduce brightness and consider turning the sign off at night. "Dusk to dawn might be a little bit of an overstretch, but I certainly don't. I agree with you," Mechshen said, and committed to accommodating resident concerns where possible.
No formal ordinance change or final directive was recorded at the meeting; the manager's commitment to review brightness and on/off timing stands as direction for staff.
