NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Residents of one Antioch neighborhood are upset about a proposal to bring a 50-foot flashing sign to their area.
The proposed location is the busy intersection of Bell Road and Murfreesboro Road. The area is heavily traveled and neighbors say the sign would be a dangerous distraction to drivers.
"We've looked over the drawings and we're just not in support of having something this large and distracting in this location," said Karen Johnson, president of the Percy Priest Meadows Neighborhood Association.
She added, "It's a safety hazard for the people in this area, we've had accidents at this intersection and we don't want [them] to increase so we don't want this sign and we don't have a good reason as to why it's being erected."
Randyn Caldwell owns a business at the intersection and told Nashville's News 2 the proposed location of the sign is "very concerning."
"That is a concern, blocking the building, but I'm actually more concerned of the distractions it's going to cause, like I said, causing more wrecks here," he said, adding, "I'm not in favor of it."
The Metro Board of Zoning Appeals has already denied permission for the sign once.
They will reconsider when it comes up for appeal on Thursday.
A community meeting to discuss the issue is set for Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.
Richardson Outdoor of Gadsden, Alabama, wants to erect the billboard.
They did not immediately return calls for comment made by Nashville's News 2.
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