Kingsburg council approves lease for final Kingsburg Business Park sign panel

City Manager Alex Henderson reported to the Kingsburg City Council on Sept. 3 that the city reached terms with a local builder to occupy the final advertising panel on the Kingsburg Business Park highway sign and recommended the city execute the tenant lease.

Henderson said the council had previously approved three leases that filled four of the sign's five advertising cabinets: Valley Health Team (two panels), T‑Mobile Customer Experience Center (one panel) and Cheyenne Steakhouse and Lounge (one panel). He told the council that the sign refurbishment and panel installations were completed by ACE Plus Signs using funds from the earlier leases.

The city and the tenant — identified in staff remarks as Westark Construction (transcript variants: "Westark," "West Star," "Westar") — agreed to the same rental terms as the other tenants. Henderson said the tenant opted for a three‑year lease with payment made upfront, which yields a 5% discount; the tenant is responsible for design, manufacturing and installation costs and a security deposit. "Work is expected to take approximately 4 weeks in total, and lease agreement has been reviewed by the city attorney and has already been signed, by the tenant," Henderson said.

Council members praised the sign and staff coordination. A council member thanked staff and volunteers for their work on the sign, and another member said the sign "looks amazing" (remarks during the item). The council voted to authorize the city manager to execute the tenant lease and approved a budget amendment to account for additional revenue and expenditure not previously anticipated in the fiscal year 2026 budget; the motion carried.

City staff said installation would proceed once authorization was granted and that the vendor would be instructed to manufacture and install the final panel following execution of the lease.