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Sylvania Council approves $16,500 contract to create gateway signage standards
Summary
The Sylvania City Council on May 5 approved an emergency ordinance to hire The Edge Group to design city gateway signage standards, with staff planning four initial focal locations and a roughly four-month design timeline.
The Sylvania City Council on May 5 approved ordinance 54-2025 as an emergency measure to hire The Edge Group Inc. to prepare city gateway signage standards at a cost of $16,500.
The move, introduced by Councilmember Stout and presented by Service Director Shaw, is meant to produce a “shelf-ready” design packet that can be reviewed by the Board of Architectural Review and adopted by council so future public-works projects can “plug and play” gateway elements without ad hoc design work. Shaw told council Edge “gave us a proposal for $16,500. That's gonna develop this standard.”
The standard will allow staff to include consistent signage designs in project budgets rather than seeking separate design work for each intersection or improvement, Shaw said. He described four initial focal points for signage: the US-23 interchange, the Erie and Monroe roundabout, the southern approach on Main Street, and a northern Main Street location. Shaw said the consultant work should take about four months so designs can be incorporated into upcoming construction plans.
Council discussed that the designs would run through the Board of Architectural Review and return to council for final decisions; costs for individual signs would be included in each project's budget rather than paid from a separate line item. Council voted aye to adopt the ordinance; no roll-call breakdown was provided.
Background: Shaw showed photos from other communities and schematic concepts dating to early 2023 to illustrate scale and typologies. The council framed the effort as a way to tie several ongoing infrastructure projects — including a Monroe Street/US-23 intersection improvement and roundabout work — together visually.
Implementation: Edge will develop multiple design options, staff will seek Board of Architectural Review comment, and council will review final recommendations. Shaw said staff hopes to report back over the summer with draft designs and cost flavors for specific installations.
