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Board hears plan to restore downtown heritage trail signs and update brochures; QR links and some posts missing
Summary
Planning staff reported that the Downtown Heritage Trail installed about a decade ago has mostly fallen into disrepair: only three original signposts remain; QR codes and web links are broken; staff described past funding and a current vendor estimate to replace or repair signs.
Planning and Zoning staff presented findings on the Downtown Heritage Trail and associated brochures, reporting that many of the original interpretive signposts are missing or damaged and that associated QR codes and website links no longer work.
Planner Yuzana told the board the trail runs along Ocean Avenue from Seacrest Boulevard to Mangrove Park, for “approximately 2 miles,” and that the project was completed in February 2014. She said the original implementation was funded with an approximate $28,500 state grant plus about $2,000 from the CRA for a combined $30,500.
“As far as the signposts that were installed… we only were able to find 3 that are still standing today,” Yuzana said, describing remaining conditions as “legible with faded color and no QR code or legible QR code to completely damaged.” She said one signpost removed during construction is now in city storage and that the trail brochures and QR links on the city website are dead links after a site rebuild.
Staff said current vendor pricing for new signs is roughly $5,000 per post (post, board and installation), and records are inconsistent on how many signs were installed originally — staff cited nine locations for the heritage trail but said other records show up to 12. Staff recommended investigating funding sources, including grants, CRA support and in‑house sign shop work.
Public commenters urged the board to promote the trail on social media, to contact sign manufacturers and local businesses for sponsorship, and to place replacement signs in more visible locations (commenters suggested moving a damaged sign in Dwyer Park closer to Ocean Avenue). One commenter requested the board contact Sign Works or other suppliers; another urged the board to retrieve the National Register sign that staff said was in Public Works storage.
No replacement contract or formal budget allocation was approved. Staff told the board it will reach out to Public Works and the vendor, and will update brochures and website links so QR codes point to active pages before replacing or reinstalling posts.
