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Once on Long Island, the highway passes through a toll booth and becomes known ... all locals and most signage use "the Long Island Expressway" or "the LIE" to refer the entire length of I-495. ... adjacent Northern State Parkway, which parallels the LIE through the county. ..... New York State Department of Transportation.
Rendering of the proposed billboards
for Roslyn Road at South Service Road (I-495).
Photo Credit: Handout
Nassau
County is considering a proposal to erect electronic billboards -- some
as wide as 48 feet -- along the Long Island Expressway and near
Roosevelt Field mall in an effort to replace some of the $30 million in
projected revenue lost when school-zone speed cameras were killed.
The proposal, outlined in a report last week by a county consultant, said billboards at the eight sites could generate more than $6 million annually for the county and up to $160 million over two decades.
The LED billboards also would display messages about road closures and emergencies, and advertise county-run events. The signs would have fixed images and would not include video or sound.
DataSearch Nassau salariesDataFind out how much seasonal public workers makeDataNassau pay raises Republican and Democratic county legislators, who must vote on the plan, expressed concern about the size and appearance of the signs, which would be a maximum of 14 feet high and 48 feet wide and would be 60 to 110 feet off the ground.
The proposal is before the County Planning Commission, which must provide an environmental recommendation to the legislature. The commission put off consideration of the measure last week after local business groups requested more information on the proposal.
The billboard plan is among the options the county legislature is considering to replace revenue from the speed cameras. The county has faced persistent budget shortfalls, and Comptroller George Maragos reported last month that Nassau likely ended last year with a sales tax deficit of about $70 million. Eric Naughton, the deputy county executive for finance, has said Nassau addressed the shortfall early on and that he expected the county to end last year with a small surplus.
Some county legislators have expressed concern about the billboards.
Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) said, "Many of the legislators, including myself, have serious concerns about the sizes and locations as currently proposed."
Legis. Judith Jacobs (D-Woodbury) said the potential revenue generated by the billboards is not worth the "aesthetic damage."
"There's no serenity or beauty with billboards," Jacobs said. "I don't see any redeeming quality in them at all."
Josh Scharfberg, vice president of business development for Allvision, a Manhattan-based marketing firm that is advising the county and will erect and operate the billboards, said the signs would be visually appealing and unnoticeable from private homes.
"They are not going in residential areas, in school zones or near parks," said Scharfberg, adding that he plans to meet with elected officials and business leaders about the plan. "These are county-owned parcels in commercial or industrial areas."
Allvision would rent land from the county, which would get 35 percent of advertising revenue from the billboards. Allvision would get 65 percent.
Park Strategies, the Uniondale-based lobbying firm run by former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, has represented Allvision since last May, according to Dana Sanneman, D'Amato's executive assistant. She declined to comment on the billboard proposal.
Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, the region's largest business group, said his members only recently became aware of the plan and have concerns about the visual impact of the signs.
"We've reached out to the county and asked them to slow down so we can get our arms around this plan," Law said.
In December, legislators repealed the county's school-zone speed cameras after months of intense pressure from constituents, leaving a projected $30 million hole in Nassau's 2015 budget.
County Executive Edward Mangano suggested a dozen options to replace the revenue, including billboards and reducing hospital and bus subsidies.
"The county legislature removed $30 million in revenue from the budget and was provided with a laundry list of replacement revenue items from the Office of Management and Budget," said Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin. "The legislature selected this option," as among those it wanted to consider.
Nevin said Mangano has not endorsed any of the proposed billboard locations.
Nassau first hired Allvision in 2011 to manage its outdoor advertising. The firm promotes county-run events and developed an emergency message system. Scharfberg said Allvision has been working on the billboard proposal for about 18 months.
The billboards would not display advertisements for tobacco-related products, liquor or strip clubs, and political campaigns would be prohibited, Scharfberg said.
The proposal, outlined in a report last week by a county consultant, said billboards at the eight sites could generate more than $6 million annually for the county and up to $160 million over two decades.
The LED billboards also would display messages about road closures and emergencies, and advertise county-run events. The signs would have fixed images and would not include video or sound.
DataSearch Nassau salariesDataFind out how much seasonal public workers makeDataNassau pay raises Republican and Democratic county legislators, who must vote on the plan, expressed concern about the size and appearance of the signs, which would be a maximum of 14 feet high and 48 feet wide and would be 60 to 110 feet off the ground.
The proposal is before the County Planning Commission, which must provide an environmental recommendation to the legislature. The commission put off consideration of the measure last week after local business groups requested more information on the proposal.
The billboard plan is among the options the county legislature is considering to replace revenue from the speed cameras. The county has faced persistent budget shortfalls, and Comptroller George Maragos reported last month that Nassau likely ended last year with a sales tax deficit of about $70 million. Eric Naughton, the deputy county executive for finance, has said Nassau addressed the shortfall early on and that he expected the county to end last year with a small surplus.
Some county legislators have expressed concern about the billboards.
Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) said, "Many of the legislators, including myself, have serious concerns about the sizes and locations as currently proposed."
Legis. Judith Jacobs (D-Woodbury) said the potential revenue generated by the billboards is not worth the "aesthetic damage."
"There's no serenity or beauty with billboards," Jacobs said. "I don't see any redeeming quality in them at all."
Josh Scharfberg, vice president of business development for Allvision, a Manhattan-based marketing firm that is advising the county and will erect and operate the billboards, said the signs would be visually appealing and unnoticeable from private homes.
"They are not going in residential areas, in school zones or near parks," said Scharfberg, adding that he plans to meet with elected officials and business leaders about the plan. "These are county-owned parcels in commercial or industrial areas."
Allvision would rent land from the county, which would get 35 percent of advertising revenue from the billboards. Allvision would get 65 percent.
Park Strategies, the Uniondale-based lobbying firm run by former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, has represented Allvision since last May, according to Dana Sanneman, D'Amato's executive assistant. She declined to comment on the billboard proposal.
Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, the region's largest business group, said his members only recently became aware of the plan and have concerns about the visual impact of the signs.
"We've reached out to the county and asked them to slow down so we can get our arms around this plan," Law said.
In December, legislators repealed the county's school-zone speed cameras after months of intense pressure from constituents, leaving a projected $30 million hole in Nassau's 2015 budget.
County Executive Edward Mangano suggested a dozen options to replace the revenue, including billboards and reducing hospital and bus subsidies.
"The county legislature removed $30 million in revenue from the budget and was provided with a laundry list of replacement revenue items from the Office of Management and Budget," said Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin. "The legislature selected this option," as among those it wanted to consider.
Nevin said Mangano has not endorsed any of the proposed billboard locations.
Nassau first hired Allvision in 2011 to manage its outdoor advertising. The firm promotes county-run events and developed an emergency message system. Scharfberg said Allvision has been working on the billboard proposal for about 18 months.
The billboards would not display advertisements for tobacco-related products, liquor or strip clubs, and political campaigns would be prohibited, Scharfberg said.
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