tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post87430880564271793..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-63758082634583325392008-01-20T02:39:00.000-05:002008-01-20T02:39:00.000-05:00What a lot of wasted hot air over a non-issue. Let the City inherit the billboards, let them stay put, and earn the city $2 million a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-28047390346036426292008-01-19T20:28:00.000-05:002008-01-19T20:28:00.000-05:00Phil Nicely is a gasbag. <BR/><BR/>Now, he's a rich one. He effectively told the city:<BR/><BR/>Nanna nanno boo-boo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-53387538773236148972008-01-19T14:16:00.000-05:002008-01-19T14:16:00.000-05:00How much did the Port Authority (controlled by Hamilton County, Fishers, and Noblesville) make in ground rent? And who is on their board?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-72918437351528440992008-01-19T13:05:00.000-05:002008-01-19T13:05:00.000-05:00anyone who has dealt with Nicely knows he is a jerk...ask any number of neighborhood associations terrorized by he and his clients over the yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42861699158561929192008-01-19T12:50:00.000-05:002008-01-19T12:50:00.000-05:00This company was allegedly put together as an LLC by noted zoning attorney Phillip Nicely.<BR/><BR/>They won two rounds of court battles, but each victory was flimsy. It didn't take a legal genius to figure out the city's signage ordinance would be upheld at some time.<BR/><BR/>As the case unfolded, millions in ad revenue came and went through Nicely's pocket. <BR/><BR/>I'd send him the bill. I know, LLCs are supposed to shield individuals from liability.<BR/><BR/>But this guy had balls the size of Florida. Someone oughta rattle his cage, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-29421309897044653912008-01-19T12:34:00.000-05:002008-01-19T12:34:00.000-05:00Congratulations to the Peterson administration for dogging this company until they were forced to surrender their attempt to clutter our cityscape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-66575938238349719942008-01-19T11:32:00.000-05:002008-01-19T11:32:00.000-05:00They are along the interstates inside the I-465 loop.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-51336490421935266422008-01-19T11:16:00.000-05:002008-01-19T11:16:00.000-05:00Congratulations to the Ballard administration for not dropping the ball on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54878640652706033162008-01-19T10:41:00.000-05:002008-01-19T10:41:00.000-05:00Where are these signs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-74462173329112271062008-01-19T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-19T10:27:00.000-05:00"How bullheaded and stupid can a corporation be, that it pours 8 years of legal fees into a fight, when they could have spent 10x $10,000 to relocate the signs elsewhere?"<BR/><BR/>A very smart business would that's who. The company continued to collect advertising revenues all these years, which may have approximated $2 million a year. Over 8 years, thad adds up to $16 million. The legal fees would have been chump change to these guys.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-51860423642038849182008-01-19T10:18:00.000-05:002008-01-19T10:18:00.000-05:00Clearly a legal manuver to isolate Lamar from picking up the tab for removal, and for giving Pinnacle some protection by transferring all it's assets to Lamar EXCEPT the 10 signs. But where'd the $10 MIL go? Legal fees, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>How bullheaded and stupid can a corporation be, that it pours 8 years of legal fees into a fight, when they could have spent 10x $10,000 to relocate the signs elsewhere?Bart Lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294734264133374462noreply@blogger.com