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Council denies out‑of‑state billboard request; public commenters pressed for billboard controls
Summary
Calvert's council denied Summit Locations' request for billboard placement, recorded one abstention, and heard multiple public comments urging restrictions on billboards and attention to storm drains and roads.
The City Council denied a request from Summit Locations, an Ohio-based company, to place a billboard in Calvert. The motion to deny passed with four votes in favor and one abstention by Council Member Diane Grimes. The denial came amid public comment period remarks from Gary Trott, Dennis Crabtree, and Brenda Van De Walle (representing Calvert Main Street Preservation) urging restrictions on billboards.
Council members also discussed an ordinance against billboards as an agenda item for future meetings. The record shows members plan to revisit billboard regulations at a subsequent meeting; an ordinance against billboards was listed on the next meeting agenda for consideration.
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