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Commission declines direct partnership on digital billboard; directs chamber to use marketing funds if desired
Summary
After debate over funding sources and marketing value, the Huron City Commission voted to decline joining as a contracting partner on a proposed Highway 37 digital billboard lease and instead directed the Greater Huron Chamber to proceed using the chamber's and existing city-allocated marketing funds if it chooses.
The Huron City Commission debated and voted on whether the city should become a formal partner on a proposed digital billboard lease on Highway 37 and how city funding might be applied.
Background: The billboard is a privately owned digital sign on Highway 37; the Greater Huron Chamber and other local partners negotiated a lease proposal that would divide costs. Chamber representatives sought at least one partner to share costs; various local organizations (including Greater Huron and two economic-development entities) were weighing contributions.
The discussion focused on whether the…
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