Welcome Sign

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as in Pennsylvania a committee of residents formed under the plan has proposed adding four "Welcome to Greencastle" signs on major routes into the community to help boost town beautification. Downtown Beautification Chairwoman Marissa Pinto Burt said the project is still very preliminary but that adding the signs was a priority set forth in the borough's strategic plan.

In its "5-year Wish List" adopted in the plan, Borough Council listed "Welcome to Greencastle" signs at the top of it suggestions for improving town appearance.

"We are excited about this," Pinto Burt said. "We are optimistic that the project will get approved and the signs will be up before Old Home Week."

The committee turned to a local company, Wertner Signs, for design and artistic expertise, Pinto Burt said.

Each sign will include the borough's Web site to give visitors a reference point for borough issues, said Andrew Barbuzanes of Wertner Signs.

Barbuzanes said his designs were of carved signs, which over time, cost less to maintain than flat surface signs.

Hoping to place two signs on U.S. 11 and two signs on Pa. 16, Pinto Burt informed council that land-use rights were needed before the project could progress.

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Cow Sign

More signage news from in and around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as in Canada, one east end councillor is pushing for the city to review its regulations for signage and symbols after repeated requests from the city to have the 100 pound fibreglass cow on the roof of Cheddar Et Cetera removed.

The cow, located on the roof of the business, has been a symbol in the community for more than 20 years said Orléans Coun. Bob Monette, and he is asking the city to modify one of its regulations that is threatening the future of the long-standing display.

“In some instances, certain signs or displays have to be respected. This is something that is part of the roots of the community,” said Monette.

Under a law prohibiting signs on businesses for security measures, the east end business received warnings from the city since last fall to remove the cow, facing a maximum fine of $50,000.

The city has also asked the business owners to remove Canadian flags seen on the side of the cow.

Last month, Ottawa city council said it would allow the store a stay of one month to give them time to decide on the fate of the symbol while having to meet the standards of by-law.
Lionel Laurin, owner of Ace Body Shop, first contacted Monette about the issue to see if anything could be done.

“The cow is a symbol of hard work of the farmers and what they have done,” said Laurin. “It’s more than just a big old cow that looks good. It’s about respecting the farmers and what they have done for many years.”

Laurin said asking the business to remove the Canadian flag was even more inappropriate.
“We are showing pride for our nation,” he said. “ We have brave men and women fighting overseas and coming home in body bags. We want to pay respect to the them.”

Monette said the issue has spread to many areas across the city, with residents and other dignitaries, including Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Bélanger, supporting the cause.
Orléans residents have signed a petition with 1,200 signatures.

Monette is presenting the petition along with a review request for signage on February 23 to the city’s planning and environment committee.

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Unwanted Signs

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as the erection of large black and yellow signs at either end of Hastings Street, Queensland Australia by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and bearing the Queensland Police Service logo, should be removed immediately according to local MP Glen Elmes, the Member for Noosa. The signs read: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VALUABLES UNATTENDED THIEVES AT WORK

“While I understand the sentiment behind the reasons for these signs, they are unwarranted and alarmist and will damage Noosa’s tourism image. There are better ways to reinforce this message across to locals and visitors without resorting to ugly signs” said Glen Elmes.

“Frankly, in this day and age anyone who leaves their car unlocked, or valuables in a towel on the beach for even a short period of time, is a fool.

My other concern is that, regardless of the message, Noosa does not need visual pollution from signs, it is not in the make up of this community – it is not something that the old Noosa Council would undertake”

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Ban Sign

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as a ban on overnight camping in Christchurch's, New Zealand, Cranmer Square cannot yet be legally enforced despite the ban taking effect recently. The Christchurch City Council unanimously agreed to introduce an immediate ban after residents complained of campers using the area as a toilet.

But the council said yesterday it must wait for "appropriate signage" before the freedom-camping ban can be enforced.

The Press visited Cranmer Square at 9am yesterday and found about 10 vehicles belonging to freedom campers.

Those spoken to said expensive campsites prompted them to look for free areas. All were unaware it was illegal to stay there.

North Carolina couple Joe Hinton and Lenny Strom were referred to Cranmer Square by "a friend of a friend of a friend".

They welcomed any bylaw, even if it meant they could not stay there again.

Hinton said campers who used the area as a toilet were "despicable and horrible".

The pair said freedom camping was the only option for many people because campsites were too expensive.

Council inspections and enforcement unit manager Gary Lennan said signs needed to be designed, made and erected before campers could be asked to leave Cranmer Square.

The council would know next week when the signs would be ready, he said.

"In the meantime, council staff will take an educational approach and advise persons residing in vehicles in Cranmer Square that vehicles used for this purpose are not permitted in the area."

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Curry Signs

More signage news from in and around the UK from Hants and Dorset Signs as a Monmouth restaurant is facing prosecution for its illuminated signs after they were deemed “inappropriate” by the council. Jewel Balti has two large signs, measuring around five feet by six feet, outside its Drybridge Street restaurant which glow red after dark.

Monmouthshire County Council asked the owners of the Jewel Balti to remove the signs.

A spokeswoman for the council said: “The reason for this is that the signage damages the special character of this historic building and it isn't appropriate for the character of the town. These rules ensure our towns are as attractive as possible for residents and visitors.”

She said all businesses have to ask for signs and that this business is no different.

She added that other businesses get appropriate signage and ask permission before putting them up.

But when the Jewel Balti failed to take them down, it was served with an enforcement notice.

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Gaelic Grant

More signage news from in and around the UK from Hants and Dorset Signs as thousands of pounds of new investment is now available to community groups and companies for Gaelic-related developments, it was announced today (Monday) by Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG). The cash, £80,000 in total, is being made available via three schemes which will operate between now and the end of September, and which are being run by CnaG as part of their contract with Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

The first programme is a Bilingual Signage and Marketing scheme. This is worth £25,000 in total and is open to private companies, social enterprises or community groups and charities within the HIE area. A maximum of £2000 is available for each applicant, at up to 70% of costs to install bilingual signage on buildings, vehicles, or for other marketing materials. This has been a successful scheme in previous years with some 100 companies or bodies having successfully implemented and benefitted from bilingual signage or marketing.

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Warning Signs

More signage news from in and around the UK from Hants and Dorset Signs as a lack of warning signs at a York-based construction firm has resulted in the company having to pay out £20,000 in fines after a contractor working at the company was seriously injured. Nottingham Magistrates Court has heard how Shepherd Construction did not provide adequate safety signs to prevent the worker driving a cherry picker over a concealed man-hole cover in August 2007, which led to the vehicle tipping over and the contractor damaging his skull, back and legs.

Health and Safety Executive inspector Martin Giles commented that operators of mobile elevating work platforms, such as scissor lifts and cherry pickers, should always be warned about any man-hole covers and underground services.

"The company failed to put in place adequate measures to find and record where the man holes and service covers were around the site and failed to take steps to protect them or prevent vehicles from driving over them," he added.

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Easy Signage

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as when Arizona work crews are finished with construction on Grand Avenue from 99th Avenue to Loop 303, motorists will notice new signs with larger letters making them easier to read. The signs are the result of study through the Arizona Department of Transportation in an effort to assist older drivers. New signs will be placed at all intersections on the stretch of road. Other street enhancements include pedestrian countdown signals.

Brock Barnhart, an ADOT spokesman, said the study, which was conducted in 2006, featured signs with bigger fonts at the intersection of 99th and Grand avenues.

"We received a positive reception about them," he said. "This will not only help our senior drivers, but everyone of all ages."

Barnhart said work crews will install signs once construction is completed along the Grand Avenue improvement area, which stretches from Peoria through Surprise.

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Clear Street Signs

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as in Abu Dhabi, the capital’s residents have been promised that “clear and consistent” street signs will start appearing across the emirate from this summer. The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) announced yesterday that it was developing a street signage manual that will include new standards for size, placement and typefaces. Properties will get unique addresses with building numbers that follow a logical order.

It plans on making sure addresses throughout the emirate are consistent and in the same style.

The new system, expected to be fully implemented by 2012, should make life easier for residents, particularly those in remote areas who struggle to describe their locations using only their proximity to landmarks or intersections.

“Finalising addressing system and street signage standards are the key steps in achieving a unified addressing system across the emirate of Abu Dhabi,” Rashid al Hajeri, the DMA chairman, said in a news release.

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Mayor Signs

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as in Wingecarribee, Australia Mayor Duncan Gair was forced to remove signs advertising his business after admitting they did not comply with Council policy. During the January 27 Council meeting, Councillor Ken Halstead held up photos of a sign advertising Cr Gair’s Fitzroy Falls business.

In the photo, the sign was placed directly under a 60kmh speed sign on the roadside.

Cr Halstead asked the mayor if the sign was Council approved, to which the mayor responded “no”.

Cr Halstead compared the mayor’s non-compliance to the way Council were handling illegal signage put up by the Werai Tea House.

In that case the owners had received a $750 fine for two signs displayed on trailers at the site.

Council general manager Jason Gordon said senior staff had met with the owners at Werai Tea Hous to discuss their concerns.

“My understanding is that this issue does go back a while, and now that the fine has been issued through the Office of State Revenue it is out of Council’s hands,” Mr Gordon said.

“We will review the matter and go from there.”

Mr Gordon said the mayor would not be fined.

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Signage Trouble

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs as in Madrid — The state Department of Transportation has put up a four-way stop at routes 310 and 345 for safety, but some drivers think motorists are so used to it as a two-way stop that the intersection has become more dangerous.

Wendy L. Sharpe said she drove through the intersection Thursday and watched a near crash.

"There were several cars that almost got in an accident," she said. "There was this white truck. I don't think he knew he had to stop and he slammed on his brakes."

The line of traffic on Route 310 coming from Massena also didn't seem to understand the right-of-way rules at the four-way stop, she said

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Tesco Sign

More signage news from in and around the UK from Hants and Dorset Signs as a Ramsey resident is protesting about a supermarket sign that was put up outside his house indicating the way to the new Tesco store...when no sign exists for the Co-operative supermarket. John Groom, of the Great Whyte, said he has been a customer at the Co-op for 20 years and that he was "furious".

He told The Hunts Post: "I think it is so wrong. I have been shopping at the Co-op since it opened 20 years ago. You go straight on to Tesco and turn right for the Co-op but the arrow next to the sign says straight ahead. I wonder if the manager of the Co-op store is as livid as I am. It is unjust."

A spokesman for the Tesco store in Ramsey said: "This is not something we control - this kind of signage is erected by the county council."

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire County Council said: "This sign was something that Tesco applied for and paid for. Putting up a sign is a normal practice near many of its stores. If the Co-op wanted a sign, it would have to apply.

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Digital Signage

More signage news from around the world from Hants and Dorset Signs asPixeland, an Andalusian technology company, and Bodegas La Sangre de Ronda (Malaga) have reached an agreement in which the Wine Museum of Ronda has been chosen to test Pixeland’s latest technology. The first stage of this international pilot project got underway yesterday.

Bluetooth technology
This new service consists of a software application that works with Bluetooth technology, which will be given to visitors with no extra charge, containing detailed information, including texts, videos and photographs, of the museum’s 12 rooms.

Museum visitors will receive this information automatically, thus making tours more educational and easier to understand. This new device also provides them with a souvenir of their tour of the old winery’s facilities, which they can then download on their computers at home.

At present, many of the world’s most important museums and tourist attractions are waiting for the results of this pilot project.

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New Shop Fronts

More signage news from in and around the UK from Hants and Dorset Signs as grants have been made available to help shopkeepers in Cheltenham spruce up their store fronts. The scheme is an extension of a project last year when eight cafes, pubs and stores in the town were given fresh paint work and better signage.

Applicants must have no more than 200 employees and can apply for up to £500 of funding which they need to match.

It is part of the borough council's Business Pride scheme, which aims to boost the town's economy.

Council leader Steve Jordan said: ''It has been particularly difficult for small traders to find money during the recession to keep the appearance of their premises up to scratch."

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