Recently, a proposal has emerged for a NEW lighted sign out at exit 183 off of I-94 at the WESTBOUND exit for Huron Street. There is one there now and it's a delapidated piece of crap. Lighting it on fire would be merciful. But on to the proposed NEW lighted sign. Now, not just ANY lighted sign but a BIG lighted sign, 50 feet tall (YCD can see actually buying ads on it to see the YCD logo in 50 foot letters!). It would be a "state of the art" sign, which would flash colorful and alternating messages and advertisements, is not without controversy, some wonder if the light pollution would bleed into local neighborhoods (a fair concern) but 3rd Ward City Council member Brian Filipiak said the sign would be facing away from the nearby neighborhood and not be a light leak issue.
The City Council is in talks via proxies to negotiate a lease agreement with Adams Outdoor Advertising for a 50-foot-tall sign along the Huron Street exit. Adams wants to lease the land from the city and replace the sign at no cost to the city - an investment of about $1 million.
The existing sign (the one that should mercifully be burned) is owned by EMU and the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the land is leased from the city for $1 a year.
YCD asks, Free money for a light up big sign? Oh yeah, let's get this done.
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