Billboard ignites fury, and city blames state

From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 20, 2008| Author: Robert Knox | Copyright information

GLOBE SOUTH 1 / QUINCY

Quincy is going to court to seek the removal of an 80-foot-high billboard along the Southeast Expressway that infuriates West Quincy neighbors, even though a city panel granted a permit for the billboard a year ago.

The city is challenging the sign's approval by a state agency, saying the state didn't follow its own rules.

The city's suit isn't the only action against the big, brightly lit sign. Thomas Maloney, a neighborhood business owner, appealed...

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