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Board reviews Phase 2.3 plans for San Angelo Business Industrial Park; staff to seek durable sign options
Summary
Board members received an update on Industrial Park Phase 2.3 engineering and design, discussed recent land interest, potential replatting, infrastructure (streets, water, drainage), durable signage options such as Corten or laser-cut steel, mowing and vandalism mitigation. Staff will solicit sign concepts and cost estimates and continue design work with Park Hill, Smith & Cooper engineers.
City staff updated the San Angelo Development Corporation on design and maintenance issues for the San Angelo Business Industrial Park and the proposed Phase 2.3 work.
Bob Schimann said engineers are preparing plans for streets, water, sewer and drainage in the north portion of the park, and that the immediate Phase 2.3 area has roughly 50 acres in two parcels (about 30 acres and 20 acres). He reported renewed market interest in multiple parcels and said Park Hill, Smith & Cooper are under contract for design work. Schimann noted that a replat and preliminary-plat revision will be required to reconfigure streets and drainage, and he estimated Park Hill's portion of the design will take about six months.
Board members focused on signage concerns: existing monument sign faces have significantly faded or been vandalized, and replacing the sign faces and related landscaping could be expensive. Directors discussed lower-profile, durable alternatives such as laser-cut Corten steel mounted on an existing footing, with minimal irrigation and low-maintenance lighting to reduce upkeep and vandalism risk. One board member suggested excluding the logo from a durable sign to reduce future replacement costs when logos change.
Schimann also reported contracted mowing and weed control are in process and that staff will return with additional sign concepts and cost estimates from local firms. No board action was required for mowing contracts, which are within director authority.
Next steps: staff to solicit sign design proposals and cost estimates from local sign companies, continue engineering design for Phase 2.3 and return with updated plans and a proposed timeline for replatting and construction.
