Weymouth Digital Billboard ‘Blunder’ Leads to Legislation Being Filed

The controversial Weymouth billboard on Route 3, which shines on a local neighborhood at night. | Credit: The Enterprise

Weymouth legislators are responding to concerns being raised by residents about electronic billboards popping up in their neighborhood with what they say is little notice.

State Sen. Patrick O’Connor, R-Weymouth, and State Rep. James Murphy, D-Weymouth, have filed legislation that would require state officials to notify residents who live within 2,500 feet of a proposed electronic billboard within 60 days of a scheduled public hearing for a permit.

The proposed measure would also require the company to install light-blocking technology on a digital board to diminish unwanted glare in residential neighborhoods as a condition for receiving a state permit.