well we met with the city today. wasn't really expecting for the press to be there, but im kinda glad they were. The city like to get issues resolved quicker when the press is on their ass. Things seem to be going pretty well so far, and hopefully this issue will get resolved so the cops will quit bugging us and we can promote shows without the hassle.
Darlene posted a story that was in the telegraph last week. Thanks darlene.
"Poster supporters leery of proposed bylaw restrictions
DANIEL MARK WHEATON TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
Published Thursday January 25th, 2007
Appeared on page C5 Supporters of "postering" in uptown Saint John have begun to take steps to protect their ability to advertise with posters in the historic region of the city. Brent MacDonald and Jill Lanteigne of the newly formed Saint John Open Spaces group met with Uptown Saint John general manager Peter Asimakos last week. Event promoters in uptown Saint John are concerned about a proposed bylaw that would prohibit putting up posters on light posts. MacDonald is a supporter of the live music industry in uptown Saint John. "Most of the promoters uptown aren't making a lot of money so this really is one of the most effective and one of the most affordable means of advertising for them," he said. And it's not just the music industry that should be able to put up posters, he said. "I want theatre groups to be able to advertise their events as well. And in addition to that I want private citizens to be able to advertise a lost cat if need be." In July, Uptown Saint John installed four event boards in the King Street area. But that's not enough, Lanteigne said. "It's unreasonable to just have four for the whole uptown area," she said. She considers the bylaw an attempt to penalize those who are trying to create a culture of music in Saint John. "The poster board that's on the bottom of King Street doesn't even face the street. The thing that faces the street is a map of uptown Saint John." Tourism is great but the city sometimes forgets about the people that actually live here, she said. At last week's meeting, Lanteigne and MacDonald agreed to put together a map of where they would like to be able to put up posters in the city, whether it be on more event boards or some other arrangement. That pleases Asimakos, who wants to see the posters come down off the light posts. "We want to refurbish the light posts and have them repainted and have the postering stop on the light posts because basically they look really bad now. "But at the same time we don't want to quash this type of marketing. We just want to get it a little more organized." He still wants to see the city move ahead with the bylaw, but thinks there are ways to make sure postering groups are OK with it. "The bottom line is we're working together to address the problems and come up with a solution." That's good news to MacDonald and Lanteigne. "My Saint John includes live music," MacDonald said. "My Saint John also includes effective, affordable advertising for anybody who wants it and not just for larger organizations with the money to advertise in other ways."
Darlene posted a story that was in the telegraph last week. Thanks darlene.
"Poster supporters leery of proposed bylaw restrictions
DANIEL MARK WHEATON TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
Published Thursday January 25th, 2007
Appeared on page C5 Supporters of "postering" in uptown Saint John have begun to take steps to protect their ability to advertise with posters in the historic region of the city. Brent MacDonald and Jill Lanteigne of the newly formed Saint John Open Spaces group met with Uptown Saint John general manager Peter Asimakos last week. Event promoters in uptown Saint John are concerned about a proposed bylaw that would prohibit putting up posters on light posts. MacDonald is a supporter of the live music industry in uptown Saint John. "Most of the promoters uptown aren't making a lot of money so this really is one of the most effective and one of the most affordable means of advertising for them," he said. And it's not just the music industry that should be able to put up posters, he said. "I want theatre groups to be able to advertise their events as well. And in addition to that I want private citizens to be able to advertise a lost cat if need be." In July, Uptown Saint John installed four event boards in the King Street area. But that's not enough, Lanteigne said. "It's unreasonable to just have four for the whole uptown area," she said. She considers the bylaw an attempt to penalize those who are trying to create a culture of music in Saint John. "The poster board that's on the bottom of King Street doesn't even face the street. The thing that faces the street is a map of uptown Saint John." Tourism is great but the city sometimes forgets about the people that actually live here, she said. At last week's meeting, Lanteigne and MacDonald agreed to put together a map of where they would like to be able to put up posters in the city, whether it be on more event boards or some other arrangement. That pleases Asimakos, who wants to see the posters come down off the light posts. "We want to refurbish the light posts and have them repainted and have the postering stop on the light posts because basically they look really bad now. "But at the same time we don't want to quash this type of marketing. We just want to get it a little more organized." He still wants to see the city move ahead with the bylaw, but thinks there are ways to make sure postering groups are OK with it. "The bottom line is we're working together to address the problems and come up with a solution." That's good news to MacDonald and Lanteigne. "My Saint John includes live music," MacDonald said. "My Saint John also includes effective, affordable advertising for anybody who wants it and not just for larger organizations with the money to advertise in other ways."
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