Sage Valley residents ask to place monument sign on city property; council seeks lease and location details

The Sage Valley neighborhood applied to place an entry monument sign in city right‑of‑way near Airport Road and Wheatland Drive. Staff presented the applicant’s mockup and said the code requires an agreement/lease for signs on city property but contains no upper limits on size. Council members discussed whether the city or the neighborhood would own and maintain the sign and who would bear liability if it were struck or required relocation. One council member said the neighborhood offered to fund construction (an estimated $3,500 in materials), and staff noted monuments previously on city right‑of‑way had often been removed during road expansions.

Council members generally signaled support for allowing the monument if the neighborhood will construct it and provide a viable maintenance agreement; several suggested moving the proposed location a few feet north to avoid future road work and to minimize conflicts with sight lines. Staff was asked to confer with the applicant on location, prepare a lease or dedication path and confirm whether the city should accept ownership or require continued neighborhood maintenance. "If the council chooses to do something like this, the lease would still be part of that and how however this proceeds," staff said.