Tourism advertising agreement approved in Locust Grove

The Locust Grove City Council voted at its Feb. 24 meeting to approve a resolution to accept outdoor contracts with Clear Channel, Whiteway, and Lamar Outdoor for tourism advertising during the 2020 calendar year.

The county’s Convention and Visitors Bureau has acquired billboard space at three locations visible to southbound traffic along I-75 between Atlanta and Macon, with a fourth set to be added in 2020. The city’s portion of the cost is tabbed at $18,000. That is a $5,557 increase from last year since advertising rates have gone up and new hotels continue to come online in the city, according to officials.

Also approved was a memorandum of agreement with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission under which the city will be permitted to review and approved soil erosion plans.

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