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Resident proposes welcome signs in local indigenous language; tribal approval pending, cost estimate provided
Summary
A resident asked the council to support a project to add signs in the local tribal language at town entrances. The presenter said the Colville-area tribe has been contacted and final wording and approval lie with the tribe; two signs were quoted at roughly $8,737.86 total and tribal sign-off is required before the project advances.
Natalie (last name not recorded), a Leavenworth resident, asked the council on March 11 to help advance a proposal to place welcome signs using the local tribal language at both entrances to town.
Project description and status: The proposed signs would sit adjacent to the town’s Bavarian-style welcome signs. Natalie said she had been in contact with the tribe by Zoom and was added to the tribe’s council agenda; she stressed she was not speaking on the tribe’s behalf and that final wording and approval would come from tribal leaders. She asked the council for help identifying funding pathways and local support.
Cost and logistics: Natalie offered an initial vendor quote—two flat-panel signs, roughly 6-feet each, priced in the packet at $8,737.86 (presenter noted she was new to procurement). She said the project is early-stage and that the tribe’s formal sign-off is required before the city makes any commitments.
Council discussion: Councilmembers asked whether the signs would be placed next to the existing Bavarian welcome signs and about size; Natalie said the placements were preliminary ideas and the tribe would decide final wording and placement. One councilmember advised that the city be engaged early and thanked the presenter for community outreach.
Next steps: Staff and council offered to stay engaged and requested the presenter follow up with the city clerk and staff once tribal approval and final quotes are available. The presenter provided contact information and said nonprofit applications for the county lodging-tax-funded recreation-ambassador program were not the same project and would be handled separately.
Key quote: “Ultimately, the sign is pending scribe approval. That’s the biggest thing is that they sign off on this,” Natalie said, describing the project’s early status.
