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Columbia business owner proposes borough-run banners on rail-trail fence to steer visitors downtown
Summary
A downtown business owner urged Columbia Borough Council to allow uniform advertising panels on borough-owned fence along the rail trail to attract trail users uptown; council agreed to discuss the plan at a July work session and flagged sign-code and revenue questions.
Mike Knob, a downtown business owner, asked Columbia Borough Council on June 10 to allow businesses to place uniform signs on borough-owned fencing along the rail trail to direct trail users to uptown shops and restaurants.
Knob said summertime draws many people to the trail but that too many visitors ride through without lingering. "We need to let them know what's going on in Columbia," he said, arguing that attractive, consistent signage would bring more customers to Market Street businesses.
Council members and staff discussed legal and administrative limits. Council…
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