Locals protest digital billboard on Colombo Street as eyesore
Residents are picketing a new giant digital billboard on Colombo Street, saying it mars the landscape and they were not consulted.
A new digital billboard has been installed on Colombo Street, prompting local opposition. Residents describe it as an unwanted addition that looks out of place in the streetscape. The protesters say they were not given the opportunity to have input on the decision.
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‘Like it’s been dropped in by aliens’: Backlash over new city billboard
Some locals are picketing at a new addition to Colombo St: a giant digital billboard. Why? They say it’s a blight on the landscape and they weren’t consulted.