Planning Commission approves six digital billboards in downtown Baltimore; discussion to continue on five others

A contentious proposal to erect 11 digital billboards in downtown Baltimore was considered Thursday by the city’s Planning Commission, which approved six of the signs while tabling five for further review. The commission voted 6-2 with Victor Clark Jr., a citizen representative on the commission, abstaining. City Councilman Eric Costello, who sits on the Planning Commission, presented a motion allowing six of the signs to be installed while the remaining five — all that had proposed changes to billboard size or location — will be discussed further at a separate meeting.