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Commissioners call for downtown sign and color guidance, propose small work session with borough council

5841274 · September 13, 2025
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Commission members discussed inconsistent signage and bright storefront colors in the historic downtown and proposed a small work session with borough council to develop a shared vision and potential sign/color guidance; commissioners noted limits in current ordinance exemptions for certain identification signs.

Commission members used the same meeting to raise aesthetic concerns about bright or oversized signs and exterior paint colors in the downtown historic area and suggested convening a small work session with borough council to develop guidance for signs and storefront colors.

Several members identified the 200 block of Locust Street as an example of a bright illuminated sign on a smoke shop that they believe distracts from historic architectural features; commissioners said their…

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