In Re the Denial of Eller Media Company's Applications for Outdoor Advertising Device Permits in the City of Mounds View

I respectfully dissent. The City’s proposal to place revenue-generating bill*11boards adjacent to Highway 10 on The Bridges Golf Course is an innovative solution to serious budgetary concerns. It appears to have been chosen after due consideration of all relevant policy interests, including those of highway convenience, safety and beautification. Because municipalities have the authority to allow billboards within their boundaries, except as restricted by federal and state law, I would conclude as a matter of law that (1) a public golf course that is operated to make a profit is a “business,”…