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Board weighs electronic wall sign, monument sign and permits for new recycling center
Summary
District staff presented vendor proposals for an illuminated wall-mounted message board and a separate monument sign at the new recycling facility, discussed Watchfire electronic displays and raised the need to confirm city sign-permit rules and aggregate sign size limits before selecting a design.
District staff presented signage options for the new Johnson County Recycling Center on July 11, including a programmable, illuminated wall-mounted message board to display hours and event notices and a potential monument sign at the road. Staff and vendors emphasized the communications benefits of a message center but the board requested further cost comparisons and confirmation of city permitting limits.
Kevin from GreenSign and Lucas King of Watchfire described an east-facing wall message panel sized to be readable from the road; Watchfire highlighted day/night brightness control (7,000 nits daytime, 700 nits nighttime), remote scheduling, and a 10–15 year expected service life. Watchfire staff said their product includes software with no per-change fee and a service/source warranty; local service and parts availability were also emphasized.
Staff presented two cost figures: a wall-mounted electronic display priced at about $24,071.09 and a full monument sign priced around $72,000 in an initial plan. After discussion the board and staff considered splitting the approach — an electronic wall display plus a modest identification sign at the road — to reduce cost and still provide frequent public messaging.
Board members asked staff to check city of Franklin sign rules, including aggregate sign area limits and whether an illuminated monument would require a variance. One board member advised getting pre-permit confirmation to avoid committing to a proposal that later needs a variance. Staff said the permitting check and additional vendor quotes would be completed before the next meeting.
No final procurement or purchase was authorized. Staff said they would collect multiple proposals to ensure comparability, confirm permit requirements and provide line-by-line quotes for the board to review at the next meeting.
The discussion included vendors’ installation and service assurances and tradeoffs between a single large monument sign with high initial cost and a wall-mounted message center that can be updated remotely to communicate hours, closures and events.
