What, Billboards Aren't Beautiful?

Clear Channel has a lot of billboards. On a stretch of road in Florida, some businesses decided to spruce things up (no pun intended), and planted rows of palm trees. Clear Channel went to the state and complained, and now 18 of the trees have to be moved or destroyed, because, well, the trees will block their boards. The company's also filing against trees in other places. And that raises the topic of choosing between beauty and commerce; you can understand why Clear Channel would want to clear the space in front of its billboards, but what about the locals' desire to make their towns look better? (South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Thanks to Dave Elliott at WGUF/Naples-Ft. Myers for the link)

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