Highway 17: Planners at work on tougher sign rules

By Jason Lesley
Coastal Observer

Brian Henry, chairman of the Georgetown County Planning Commission, is worried that this “arrogantly shabby” community is losing its identity as the number of electronic message boards along Highway 17 continues to grow and businesses seek bigger signs to attract customers away from their competitors.

“We are beginning to look like our neighbors to the north,” Henry said during a meeting of the commission last week.

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