1. To the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for issuing 100 billboard permits in Baldwin County without regard to the residents who will have to live with them.  The Foley Beach express now embarrasses Alabama everyday.

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2. Eyesore spotters in Jackson County report three new billboards under construction this week on the Scenic Trail of Tears Corridor US 72.  Even Alabama's most special places are not safe from commercialization.

1.  Jefferson County's new sign ordinance is yet to be voted on.  Call your County Commissioners to encourage them to pass this important legislation. 2.  In response to a deluge of permit applications for new billboards, the City of Muscle Shoals has banned both new billboards and  portable signs.  Way to go Muscle Shoals!

1. To the City of Madison, City of Decatur, Baldwin County and now the City of Muscle Shoals for joining the growing list of cities and counties banning new billboards.

2.  To the City of Albertville for passing a partial ban on new billboards.  This affects only portions of AL 75 and AL 205.

3.  More and more Alabama businesses are buying newspaper and Yellow Page ads instead of expensive billboard advertising.  Unrented billboards discourage the billboard companies from erecting more scenery-scarring signs.

3. To the Oakleigh Fund for jump-starting more revitalization efforts in Mobile's Oakleigh District.

Alabama's total land area today:                    50,750 square miles Alabama's total land area in 100 years:    50,750 square miles Do YOU think we should plan for growth?  Clicking here won't help.  Contact your state and local officials!