Trustees discussed a proposal from Marist College to install scientific monitoring equipment in Crystal Lake Park as part of ongoing flooding research and raised related questions about public-facing signage and village branding.

Vanessa described the Marist partnership and said researchers "are proposing that we put in, some scientific measuring, equipment in Crystal Lake Park to measure the levels of the lake." She and trustees discussed using interpretive signage to explain the equipment to the public and to highlight the village's collaboration with the college.

Trustees said the village's existing signage policy covers some sizes and placement rules but does not define a village identity or brand for informational and interpretive signs. Vanessa asked whether the village wants guidelines on font choices, color palette, dimensions and overall identity so signs across parks and public spaces produce a consistent appearance. The board agreed to ask Vanessa to convene an ad hoc branding/working group to draft parameters — not to produce final graphic designs — and to return recommendations for trustee review.

Trustees discussed scope: functional installations (benches, playground equipment), memorials, donor recognition and historic markers. The board noted that some signs (for state roads or other regulated features) will remain governed by outside agencies, but that village‑owned interpretive and gateway signs could follow a uniform identity.

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Vanessa and staff will look for volunteers and possible professional or student resources to form an ad hoc working group to draft signage and brand-identity guidance; any proposed guidelines will return to the board for approval and public comment.