Scenic Knoxville is a citizen action group whose mission is to help preserve and protect the scenic beauty surrounding our city. More information about our mission and other goals can be found on our website, www.scenicknoxville.org.

Currently, we are focused on City Council’s consideration of digital billboards. City Council is having a workshop tonight, May 1st, at 5:00 pm, and the issue may be up for vote as soon as Tuesday, May 6.

In 2001, Knoxville enacted a ban on billboard construction at new locations within the City. In 2006, one of the billboard companies attempted to convert two traditional billboards to digital. This action was halted in court with an injunction filed by the City, and the City decided to revisit the billboard ordinance and decide whether or not digital billboards should be allowed. Scenic Knoxville believes that a decision to allow digital billboards in the City will have a far-reaching negative impact on the visual quality of our city and, to our knowledge, offers no benefit to the community.

CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO KNOW IF CITIZENS WANT DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN KNOXVILLE

Please act today. Citizen input is the key element to influence our Council members. Thank you for your help.