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The Bloomington Plan Commission will not vote this year on a petition to gradually remove billboards from the city.

For some, billboards are just signs that show drivers where to get gas at the nearest highway exit or promote an upcoming IU football game. But for one Bloomington man, billboards are more than just advertisements.

A City of Bloomington commission could decide as early as December whether to remove billboards from the city by 2031.

Bloomington's Plan Commission postponed voting on the matter after hearing extensive public commentary against it.

The effort comes amid a lawsuit filed by Lamar Advertising over an electronic billboard off the State Road 45-46 bypass.