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Grass Valley Historic Commission shelves downtown banner plan, advances plaques, walking tour and heritage book
Summary
Commissioners postponed a proposed downtown banner program after the city limited pole locations and quoted $900 annual installation costs; they agreed to pursue plaques, an expanded heritage book, story maps and business plaques and assigned members to follow up on funding and fabrication.
Grass Valley — The Grass Valley Historic Commission agreed to shelve a downtown banner program after the City Council limited banner poles and cited a $900 installation fee, and instead moved forward with plans for bronze plaques, an expanded heritage booklet, story maps and an audio walking tour.
The commission heard that the council would allow banners on nine poles from an intersection down to the post office but would charge $900 for installing and removing the displays; producing nine banners would cost about $1,500. "We have to come up with $900 every year," a commission member said during discussion, and several members said the recurring charge makes the banner program unsustainable for the commission's modest funds.
"I'm hearing unanimity that we're gonna shelve this," an unidentified commission member said,…
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