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Board considers city-funded digital sign on Sanborn and discusses funding and policy
Summary
The library director proposed a shared city-funded digital sign on Sanborn to promote library and city events; the board discussed cost-sharing, graphic production, possible locations, and the need for a digital-sign policy and public-works coordination.
The Mitchell Public Library director presented a proposal for a city-funded digital sign on Sanborn Avenue and asked the board whether it would support sharing costs and content. The board indicated general support for cost-sharing and asked staff to work with public works on siting and policy.
The director said a Sioux Falls company provided an initial quote and suggested locating the sign at Third and Sanborn, where power access would likely be available from nearby light poles. The director described potential uses: promoting library programs, downtown events and other city-department notices, and suggested that departments could share content.
Board members discussed practical matters: who would produce or submit graphics (the director suggested using Canva), whether the city would adopt a policy for digital content and technical specifications, and whether local vendors could be solicited rather than the Sioux Falls contractor. The director said other interior lighting work requested by the city had also been included in the budget request.
The board signaled a straw consensus in favor of participating if the sign tour or vendor terms were favorable and if a policy defined allowable content and submission requirements; the director said she would pursue pricing and policy language and return with more complete funding figures for later consideration.
