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Heights Board of Ed: No Ads on Depken's Iron Fence
Board approves an advertising policy which will control where ads can be placed at school property such as its two athletic fields.

Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education has finalized its rules for the placement of advertising signs at its athletic fields putting it in writing that such ads will not be placed on the decorative iron fence at Depken field.
The policy, approved by the Board last week, designates that advertising signage will only be placed on the interior fencing only facing inward towards track at Depken Field and specifies signs no ads will be posted on the iron fence surrounding the property.
At Hitchcock field, located behind the high school bordering Oak Grove Avenue, ads will be allowed on interior fencing facing inward as well.
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The Board of Education has been looking into the sale of ad signs on school property for some time now as an additional revenue source.
Residents who live near Depken Field had been vocal about their opposition of signs at the field fearing it would mar the look of the neighborhood and cause safety concerns.
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The Board of Education had pushed off voting on the advertising policy last month in order to take into consideration written input from neighborhood residents concerning the signage.
The policy also states all advertisements must be approved by the Board of Education.
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