Should Oconee ease billboard restrictions

The placement of billboards in a row, one after another, inside a major entrance to Oconee County is believed to have been a central irritant on the part of a then county council chairman.  He helped lead an effort to restrict where billboards may legally go.  Fast forward from all those years ago to the present time when an independent billboard businessman made a repeat appearance in front of today’s county council to appeal for a relaxation of the regulations.   Art Pettit’s comments to the council on Tuesday led to further comments from Councilman Julian Davis.  Part of what Davis had to say about billboards can be heard today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS.