Council favors pilot of illuminated street signs with CV monogram; staff to order mock‑up

Assistant City Manager Adrian Lawther told the Colleyville City Council work session that staff has been exploring how to add the city’s CV monogram to street signs as part of an ongoing branding and wayfinding effort.

Lawther proposed starting at the 12 signalized intersections in Colleyville, where staff estimates 47 illuminated signs would be affected. The cost estimate for replacing the 47 illuminated signs was presented as $38,500; staff said 42 of those would be replacing existing signs and five would be new installations.

Council members largely favored the top design option shown in Lawther’s presentation, describing it as visually clearer and better at night. Several council members asked for a physical mockup or single sample box so members could see how the sign performs in daylight and when illuminated. Lawther said vendors could provide removable panels or a single test panel for review and that staff would ask the vendor for additional details about how the illumination would appear (for example, whether the blue field would be illuminated or only the letters).

Council members also discussed color variations: the city’s traditional logo blue differs from the wayfinding/wayfinding signage blue; members asked staff to provide mockups in both hues. Lawther said the signs would be illuminated white for the letters and that staff would confirm whether the blue background would glow or remain solid.

The council asked staff to proceed with obtaining mockups and at least one sample installation before committing to a broader rollout or budgeting the work into the capital improvement program. No formal budget appropriation or ordinance vote occurred at the work session.