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DANIA CONSIDERING PROPOSAL FOR LIGHTED CITY BUS SHELTERS

Published: Wednesday, May 21, 1986
Section: SOUTH
Page: 4SE

By Patti Roth, Staff Writer

DANIA -- The city is considering a proposal from a company that wants to build covered and lighted bus shelters.

Under the proposal, the city would receive payment in exchange for permission to build the shelters, which draw revenue from advertisers.

Each shelter would feature two advertisments, said Eric Nadel, president of Hollywood-based Trendel Inc.

City commissioners agreed last week to postpone for at least a month a decision on whether to give the bus shelters a trial run. During the last two discussions about the shelters, some commissioners expressed concern about potential safety hazards and the city`s liability if someone gets hurt at a shelter.

Also, Mayor John Bertino said he has seen some shelters with advertising that looked ``tacky and offensive.``

Commissioner C.K. ``Mac`` MacElyea said he thought some of the proposed locations for the shelters were outside city limits.

The proposed sites for bus shelters include:

-- The north side of Stirling Road at 29th Avenue.

-- The southwest corner of Bryan and Stirling roads.

-- The northeast corner of Stirling and Bryan roads.

-- The southeast corner of Bryan Road and Southwest First Street.

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