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Vendor pitches ad-wrapped beach trash cans; board takes proposal under advisement
Summary
A vendor, Fairway Marketing, proposed replacing or refacing beach trash receptacles with weatherproof advertising wraps that would display city messaging and private ads. Board members pressed the vendor on maintenance, fair-market value, bidding, and how revenue or in-kind value would return to Harrison County; no contract or vote was taken.
Alan Toronto, representing Fairway Marketing, proposed that Harrison County replace or resurface its beach trash receptacles with weatherproof vinyl wraps that carry city branding and paid advertisements. "We're proposing to take your existing trash receptacles on the beach and convert them into an advertising opportunity," Toronto said, adding the vinyl is weatherproof and lasts "6 to 7 years." Toronto cited…
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