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Council weighs allowing a single digital sign as staff reviews billboard code
Summary
Council members heard a pitch from Civic Digital Displays for a digital sign at Eagle and Business 24 and debated whether to amend the city's 55 mph corridor limitation; members expressed cautious interest in community messaging but raised safety, aesthetic and precedent concerns.
Civic Digital Displays told Washington's Committee of the Whole on July 14 that a single, architecturally enhanced digital sign could provide community messaging and low-cost advertising options for small businesses.
"We really really want to be part of the community and work with the community," Jeff Gablehousen said as he described designs the company uses in nearby towns. His son, Cody Gablehousen, added that the company offers advertising tiers "as little as $200 a month" and would reserve space for public…
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