Cooke County commissioners voted unanimously to allow temporary event signage to be hung across California Street from anchors on the county’s DPS building, but they required the City of Gainesville to return with detailed anchoring plans for county maintenance approval.

Paulina Schutzeitkowski, identified herself as director of communications and outreach for the city, said the City wants to promote downtown events and would coordinate issuance of temporary signs through TxDOT’s review process. "We would love your permission to move forward to look further into it and see what the the mechanisms and hooks or whatever the attachments would be," she said.

The city explained parks and recreation staff would handle placement and removal using bucket trucks, that event sponsors would pay for signs, and that artwork would be reviewed by TxDOT and by the county because the signs would be attached to county property. The city also said the signage program would be guided by policies that define qualifying events and preservation goals tied to downtown revitalization grants.

Commissioners supported the concept but raised structural and historic‑preservation concerns, asking about exterior materials and how anchors would be fastened so as not to damage the building. "I don't wanna just come drive some lag screws in there and think that's gonna last," one commissioner said, and another asked the city to return with specifics.

The court approved the request 5–0 with the condition that the City return with anchoring details and coordinate with building owners; county maintenance would review the specified fastening method before any anchors are installed.

The transcript notes TxDOT’s role in approving signage artwork; the record also identifies the county‑owned building as the DPS building on California Street and refers to a nearby winery/property owner the City will contact.