Liberal Democrat councillors on Gloucester City Council are to call for the removal of all adverting boards on roundabouts within the city boundaries. Jeremy Hilton and David Brown will lead a debate at the city council, when it next meets on 19th November.
Liberal Democrats are critical that the decision to sanction the installation of advertising boards by the Tory Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr. Jim Porter was done without consultation with ward councillors and the local community.
Jeremy Hilton gives a thumbs down to advertising on Tewkesbury Road roundabout
Cllr. Jeremy Hilton (LD: Kingsholm & Wotton) said. “These advertising boards are blighting well kept roundabouts in Gloucester. They are visually intrusive and unnecessary. The council get a paltry £10,000 income per year from this advertising. We do not need our historic city cheapened in this way. Lib Dems are demanding that all advertising on roundabouts are removed immediately.”
Cllr. David Brown (LD: Hucclecote) who will be seconding the motion to remove the advert boards said: “A number of residents in Barnwood and Hucclecote have complained to me by email, telephone and in person. Most point out that adverts are designed to attract our attention and that is the last thing a driver needs when negotiating a roundabout, and I agree. Others say that the signs are tacky and people are concerned that even more will pop up around the area.”
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Notice of motion for full council
“This council notes with great disappointment the Cabinet Member for the Environment’s decision to sanction the installation of advertising boards on roundabouts across the city.
This council believes these advertising boards are tacky and unsightly; blighting some well kept roundabouts.
The council also believes these advertising boards could be a distraction to motorists and present an unnecessary hazard to motorcyclists.
This council, therefore, requests the Cabinet Member for the Environment to instruct officers of this council to have these advertising boards removed immediately from roundabouts within the city council boundaries.”
Proposed by Jeremy Hilton
Seconded by David Brown