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High court ruling on sign restrictions plays out in Hall
County to temporarily halt issuing of permits Thursday
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Signs line the road at the corner of Mount Vernon and Thompson Bridge roads. Hall County officials are putting a moratorium on new sign permits while reviewing a recent Supreme Court ruling on sign regulations in Arizona.
Hall County will issue a moratorium Thursday on sign permits after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month upended restrictions on some local government ordinances that ostensibly curtail free speech rights. County officials are expected to approve necessary changes to the sign code by the end of September. “I think it will be fairly simple,” said Hall County Attorney Bill Blalock.