NO NEW BILLBOARD FOR HIGHWAY 68 VS

MONTEREY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS VOTED AGAINST PUTTING A LIGHTED BILLBOARD ON HIGHWAY 68, AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING. THE PLAN WAS TO PLACE THE 35-FOOT-HIGH AD, JUST SOUTH OF SALINAS, ON A COMMERCIAL LOT AT HITCHCOCK ROAD AND HIGHWAY 68. IT TOOK A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THE BILLBOARD TO CONVINCE COMMISSIONERS THE BILLBOARD WOULD BE AN EYESORE. THE LAST TIME A NEW BILLBOARD WAS ALLOWED IN SALINAS WAS IN THE 1970'S.