excerpted from – In Florida, Billboards Trump Trees : NPR
Highway 192 used to be exceptionally plain. It was lined by weed-filled ditches, with no sidewalks and poor lighting. It was drab.
So the property owners voted to tax themselves $29 million to make the roadway safer and prettier.
“Look at it today,” says Lizasuain. “We have [...]
Found in the bottom of my inbox; this story from WFTV in Florida. Read all the way through to see my favorite part…
Business Owners, Customers Upset Over Controversial Billboard
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard unnerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business. [...]
