Signs of a problem

It's possible to note two actions the City Council took earlier this month to control the spread of billboards and conclude that the matter is well in hand. After all, the council ordered billboard companies to pay for an inventory of all signs, legal and illegal. And it imposed a three-month moratorium on new billboards while it hammers out a comprehensive policy that will finally cover all the issues. Problem solved, right?

December 26, 2008