Council here approved the purchase of an illuminated sign for the Mapleton Industrial Park, provided the installer can provide a 10-year-guarantee.
The double-sided aluminum sign will be approximately 22 feet high and eight feet wide, with six inch square tube columns and will cost $18,535 plus an additional $375 for graphics identify industrial park tenants.
Some of the cost will be recovered through charges to tenants.
Councillor Mike Downey asked if the sign came with a guarantee, noting that some of the other signage in the village faded fairly soon after installation.
Public Works director Larry Lynch said that sign manufacturers generally don’t provide a guarantee.
“Basically, they are not guaranteeing anything,” said Lynch, noting that external factors affect fading.
“The orientation against sun really impacts how this is going to play out over a long-term basis,” he stated. Lynch also noted that the illuminated sign would be made of different material than other types of signs, which have faded faster.
Council approved the purchase of the sign from Raynbow Signs, provided a 10-year-guarantee is included.
