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Florence council shelves $155,000 electronic-sign plan, asks staff to remove it from CIP
Summary
After hearing concerns about cost and timing, the Florence Town Council directed staff to remove the proposed electronic message center sign from the capital-improvement plan and revisit the idea later, citing other budget priorities and questions about who would pay for installation and upkeep.
Council members at the March 30 Florence town council work session generally agreed to defer and remove a proposed electronic message center (EMC) sign from the town—apital Improvement Plan.
A resident who addressed the council during the call to the public urged the council to "table any discussions or consideration of these electronic messaging signs at this time" and to prioritize reinvigorating historic downtown Florence and supporting small businesses.
At a presentation earlier in the meeting, project staff noted two proposed sign sites at the Hunt Highway and Merrill Ranch Parkway intersection…
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