Fwd: IMPORTANT - New Sign Legislation Proposed

[Cary Tyson]

As you cam see the legislation has been amended to changed lowering the change time to 5 seconds. This is troubling. I encourage you to contact all alderpersons

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From: Presl...@aol.com
Date: November 3, 2009 9:17:05 PM CST
To: Presl...@aol.com
Subject: IMPORTANT - New Sign Legislation Proposed

To my friends who have been active in protecting the appearance and continued success of North Little Rock business and residential areas.

 

See the attached ordinance (O-09-81) that appears on next Monday night's council meeting agenda (November 7).  The ordinance, if passed, will change the flash rate on signs from 15 sec to 5 sec. This is the same proposal that was defeated back in early spring.  This changing of the flash rate affects all electronic signs in North Little Rock.

 

The ordinance is sponsored this time by Hight, Gaines, Baggett, and Taylor.  I don't know the rules well enough to know how many votes it takes to suspend the rules and get a second and third reading in the same meeting allowing the ordinance to pass immediately, but this might all happen in one night and we will have a new faster flash rate in North Little Rock.

 

It appears to me this is an end run by some electronic sign proponents to get some of what they want put into law before the council has a chance to use the moratorium as intended to let their sign committee thoroughly review the entire electronic message sign issue.

 

This is certainly not the direction many North Little Rock citizens want to go.  If you have strong feelings on the issue, it is time again to contact all the aldermen ---- time is short.

 

Ward 1
Debi Ross 3521 Lakeshore Dr North Little Rock, AR 72116 Phone: 501-753-0733 E-mail: dr...@northlittlerock.ar.gov	Beth White 4021 Glenmere North Little Rock, AR 72116 Phone: 501-758-2738 E-mail: BWh...@northlittlerock.ar.gov
Ward 2
Linda Robinson 5206 South Woodland North Little Rock, AR 72114 Phone: 501-945-8820 E-mail: lrob...@northlittlerock.ar.gov	Maurice Taylor 4101 Rogers St North Little Rock, AR 72117 Phone: 501-690-6444 E-mail: MTa...@northlittlerock.ar.gov
Ward 3
Cary Gaines 1323 West 37th Street North Little Rock, AR 72118 Phone: 501-771-2279 E-mail: cga...@northlittlerock.ar.gov	Sam Baggett 1020 W. 44th St North Little Rock, AR 72118 Phone: 501-758-1551 E-mail: SBag...@northlittlerock.ar.gov
Ward 4
Murry Witcher 47 Coronado Circle North Little Rock, AR 72116 Phone: 501-835-0009 E-mail: mwit...@northlittlerock.ar.gov	Charlie Hight 1808 Mill Creek Cir. North Little Rock, AR 72116 Phone: 501-758-8396 E-mail: chi...@northlittlerock.ar.gov

 

Presley Melton

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