LEGISLATIVE NEWS:
MSA members: On October 17th a meeting was held to discuss the (continued) issue of licensing sign installers in Massachusetts. Numerous State Representatives and State Senator Harriett Chandler were present. State Representative Jim O'Day (Worcester) agreed to be the contact person to represent the legislature. As you may know, this legislature has been brought before the House before, but had been stopped by the Ways and Means Committee. Senator Chandler and the Representatives (present) have also agreed to research the reasons it was halted at the Ways and Means Committee.
Thank you to Andy Serrato, Serrato Signs (Worcester) for working with Joe Hamel, Shrewsbury Signs (Shrewsbury) to help "bullet" the important points of this legislation to re-present to Representative O'Day who will then turn it over to the House Council for review.
As of May 1, 2008, all mercury-added products (including fluorescent lamps, some neon lighting, mercury vapor, metal halide, high pressure sodium, and short-arc mercury types) may not be disposed of in the trash. Improper disposal may result in fines as much as $25,000. per violation per day, by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Information on lamp recycling is available at www.lamprecycle.org and www.mass.gov/dep/
More information to come from Massachusetts Sign Association. Please contact Joe Hamel, MSA President at 508-438-0215 if you have information regarding this topic.
Thank you to Wholesale Awning
For hosting our November meeting!
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Crane Safety Course:
March 4-5, 2009
(registration deadline January 19, 2009)
Fees (per person):
ISA Member: $475. nonmember: $600.
Three or more from same company:
ISA Member $450. nonmember $575.
Please call Joe Hamel for any questions at 508-438-0215
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Save the dates - Our 2009 meetings:
January 13, 2009
March 10, 2009
May 12, 2009
September 8, 2009
November 10, 2009
(details to come a few weeks before each meeting)
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Warning:
Please be cautious regarding a scam involving a large order of banners or signs, to be sent possibly out of the country for immediate delivery and promise of immediate payment. This will typically involve getting information from your credit card machine, which can later be used to charge you large sums of money.
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If you are an MSA member, and would like to be listed on our "Members Page", please email us at
For HOISTING LICENSE info - please call Joe Hamel, MSA President, at 508-438-0215
Anyone with information on ZONING BYLAW CHANGES to the sign code in any city or town in Massachusetts is urged to call Joe Hamel, MSA President, at 508-438-0215. We are here to help!
Please read the legal notices in your local newspapers.
NEWS ALERT: There are proposed changes to disallow electronic message signs in the city of Worcester. For more information, please contact Joe Hamel at (508) 438-0215.
contact us at: (508) 438-0215