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Compared to the rest of Fort Collins, the billboard seems out of place, and it is. In fact, it’s only one of now 12 billboards located throughout the entire city. According to CBS News, Colorado State University plans to build 11 more on university land at no cost to the school.
After the proposal was released, Street Media Group, a Loveland-based advertising company, approached CSU about purchasing and installing the billboards. CSU agreed, despite the Fort Collins ordinance that prohibits billboards, and argued that since the university is a state entity, it does not have to adhere to the jurisdiction of Fort Collins and can install the billboards legally under state law…