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Milton members favor replaceable QR decals for 10 historic lamppost signs, link to city walking tour
Summary
Members discussed text, photos and technical limits for 10 proposed historic lamppost signs in Milton and generally supported using replaceable QR-code decals that point to the city's walking tour or the historic preservation web page to avoid printing obsolescence.
Members continued work on a project to install historic lamppost signs at about 10 locations in Milton, discussing wording, photographs and how to add QR links while avoiding maintenance and broken-link problems.
The discussion focused on three practical questions: how much text will fit on the two-sided metal signs, whether to include QR codes on the printed panels or use replaceable decals, and what web address the QR codes should point to.
Ian (planning staff) told the group that sign fabricators said a QR decal would need roughly a "4 by 4 inch minimum" to be readable from elevated mounting and warned that a printed QR on a permanent sign could be covered or replaced by a malicious sticker. "If we connect it to the walking tour," he said, "if that website changes, that address changes, then the QR code is essentially useless." He recommended using a removable decal so the QR can be swapped if the…
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