Banners celebrating the 25th anniversary of Drayton Entertainment will be installed on street lamps here for the 2015 season.
On April 14 council approved a request from the theatre company to facilitate the installation.
The theatre requested the anniversary banners be hung from May 1 to Aug. 31, with Drayton Entertainment absorbing the cost of the banners and the township installing the brackets to hold them.
Business and marketing coordinator Crystal Ellis confirmed about 24 banners would need to be installed, with brackets, at about $300 each, for a total cost of around $7,000.
In a written report, Ellis noted a downtown revitalization project completed in 2011 in Drayton proposed display banners for 24 light posts installed during the project, but the banners and brackets were not purchased at the time.
The 2015 budget includes about $35,000 for Christmas decorations for Drayton, which could include purchasing banner brackets for seasonal decorations.
The banner brackets could then be used for Township of Mapleton banners or other promotional programs in the future.
“The proposed project will enhance the streetscape in the downtown core of Drayton and will also introduce a long-term street banner program that can be implemented not only in Drayton but across Mapleton,” Ellis stated in her report.
“Does our staff have the equipment and time to do this when they come in?” asked Mayor Neil Driscoll.
“Sure,” replied public works director Brad McRoberts.
Ellis said it is unlikely the brackets and banners can be installed before the May 1 target date, but they will go up as soon as possible.
