Judge: Five Points Billboard Must Come Down

The billboard at the Five Points intersection in Bryn Mawr must be removed or covered while the billboard company awaits a decision from the Commonwealth Court, a county judge ruled recently.

The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas from billboard company AdSmart Outdoor Advertising, Inc. to keep the billboard there. AdSmart appealed that decision to state court, and Lower Merion Township issued the company an enforcement letter to remove or cover the billboard in the meantime, said township commissioner Scott Zelov, who represents Bryn Mawr and Haverford.

The billboard company appealed that letter to county court, but the request was denied Feb. 29. Currently leased by , the billboard remained at the intersection, uncovered, as of March 6.

Lower Merion Township first issued AdSmart a zoning violation in 2010.

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.

Thaddeus Bartkowski .