Fountain Valley Approves Digital Billboard After 7-Year Standstill

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—Fountain Valley city councilors voted 3 to 1, with one abstention, on May 3 to approve erecting a big electronic billboard next to the 405 Freeway, seven years after the project was shelved due to resident protests and threats of litigation. The electronic billboard proposal, which was first proposed and rejected by the city’s planning commission in 2015, aims to generate ad revenue for the city. During the May 3 council meeting, residents and officials spent nearly three hours debating the project—to be located at 10955 Ellis Avenue at the corner of a shopping plaza bordering Costa Mesa—with some calling for reconsideration of the vendor’s offer while others urging approval. ...

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