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Harriet Tubman Byway organizers ask Beacon to back scenic‑byway resolution
Summary
Representatives of the Harriet Tubman Byway project requested the city adopt a resolution supporting the corridor management plan and limiting new off‑premise billboards along the route; the group offered to present further details to the council.
Sage Hamilton Hazarika, representing the Harriet Tubman Byway Organization, asked the council to adopt a resolution endorsing the corridor management plan and to support limits on off‑premise advertising (commercial billboards) along the proposed route. "I am here with a formal request for the city of Beacon to, to consider, issuing a new resolution in favor of the byway," Hazarika said, noting the project is seeking resolution support along the Hudson Valley segment.
Hazarika said the organization has secured federal EDA funding and is working toward statewide legislation for the route (cited as Senate Bill S9057 and Assembly Bill A10194 for the first segment). She offered to return with a formal presentation and said the designation would not restrict business owners' existing signage on private property.
