The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill, without a dissenting vote, that would allow billboard companies to clear vegetation on the right-of-way that blocks visibility of their signs.
The Bill will allow outdoor companies to hire an arborist and design a plan to improve visibility. They can then file for a permit, at a cost of $200, to enact the plan.
There are up to 600 billboards in Kentucky that have serious vegetation blockage issues.
Despite complaints from groups such as Scenic Kentucky, the outdoor industry successfully argued that billboards are an important part of the tourism industry in Kentucky, and often represent the only method that businesses can use to garner traffic.
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