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Northglenn council backs banner program draft but pauses outside requests pending formal policy
Summary
City staff proposed 100 city banners and a $30,000 budget for a 2026 sesquicentennial/semicentennial celebration; council favored a clean design, asked staff to refine locations and unanimously directed staff to return with a formal banner policy before approving third‑party banners.
City staff on March 2 presented a proposal to expand celebration banners across Northglenn to mark 250/150 anniversaries, recommending about 100 locations and a preliminary budget of roughly $30,000 for printing, hardware and installation.
City Manager Guyer and Director Peterson outlined the proposal: new hardware and two‑sided 24x48 banners, printing of 100 two‑sided banners (estimated $7,000), new hardware ($11,000) and outsourced installation (about $12,000), for a rough total of $30,000. Staff said the number of banner locations is negotiable and that replacement sets would carry additional costs.
Communication staffer John Eel presented five design sets combining city imagery, state and national celebration logos and local motifs; council members generally preferred a cleaner design and recommended a hybrid approach (set two for most banners with the capitol split image from set three on the centerpiece banners). Council members requested improved legibility for quoted text and attribution for the lyric selected for one design.
Council questions focused on placement, timing and policy. Members asked staff to widen banner placement to include newer neighborhoods (for example, Carl’s Farm) and corridors such as Memorial Parkway and Washington Street, and to confirm whether banner arms could reuse holiday‑light poles. Staff said existing dots on the map show historically used locations and that proposed additional sites would be chosen to spread banners more equitably.
The Daughters of the American Revolution offered to pay for four banners with specific branding and dates. Council members raised concerns about allowing outside organizations to place banners without a formal program policy and noted potential First Amendment and endorsement questions. Council member Burns said a standard policy is needed to avoid ad hoc approvals. Council directed staff to place external requests on hold, continue work on the city banner package and bring back a banner policy and program rules for council review in the 2027 budget process.
What’s next: Staff will refine banner locations, proceed with internal budgeting for the 2027 request unless council directs otherwise, and prepare a banner policy for council consideration before approving third‑party banners. If council approves a final design and funding as part of the 2027 budget, staff estimated panels would remain in place through 2026 and future replacement cycles would require additional appropriation.
