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Five Points Billboard Comes Down

The billboard was removed after an appeals court ruled in Lower Merion's favor.

The billboard at the Five Points intersection in Bryn Mawr has been taken down after an appeals court ruled earlier this month it had to be removed.

If the sign had not been removed or covered, fines would have been imposed on billboard company AdSmart Outdoor Advertising, Inc., Lower Merion Township Commissioner Scott Zelov said last week while the sign remained.

The Lower Merion Zoning Board first ruled against the billboard in 2010. That decision was reinforced by the , and on March 13 .

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Main Line Health was most recently leasing the ad space on the Five Points billboard.

"While used the wall space as an opportunity to educate the community about the latest healthcare programs and services available at the hospital, we fully understand and respect our neighbors wishes for removal of the billboard," spokeswoman Bridget Therriault wrote in an email last week.

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An email to Thaddeus Bartkowski Tuesday evening was not immediately returned.

AdSmart shares the same owners as Bartkowski Investment Group, which wants to put up five billboards in Haverford Township, including two along Route 30/Lancaster Avenue that would overlook the Bryn Mawr section of Lower Merion. Haverford Township  last month after a nearly three-year process.

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