Friday, July 03, 2009

Another view on Measure E expenditures


Looks like we got more for the money here... but still $114,000.00.

Posted by Dino at 11:16 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Was the electric sign needed to restate what the permanent lettering says or are they trying to fix leaving out the word Woodland?

~Just Wondering

7/3/09 11:37 AM
FEZ said...

Hmm I wonder if they had to appeal to the city council the way The Bel Air gas station did when it wanted to use the electronic sign. I just went to the city's website and copied this from it.

"Prohibited Signs:
1. Signs which move or simulate motion are prohibited. This shall include: flashing, blinking, animated, rotating signs, or signs whose illumination or surface change with time but shall not include time and temperature signs, or wall-mounted barber poles which project less than one foot (1').


Source:http://www.ci.woodland.ca.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6170

7/3/09 12:00 PM
dino said...

Fez,

Good call. I just happened to be at that Planning Commission meeting when one of the commissioners "just didn't like" the LED price sign that BelAir wanted. All the other commissioners caved because the LED was not "historic." I'm not sure BelAir appealed that - as I recall the BelAir representative just went along with it - but I could be wrong.

The LED that BelAir wanted is not prohibited because it did not flash, blink or rotate. That is just another example of how the PC decides on something based on personal taste or just bad policy. There is no reason why BelAir should not have been able to have their LED sign. I disagree with that sign ordinance by the way... wouldn't downtown be more lively if there were more of those old neon lights? I especially like the ones that were "animated," that flickered between two elements.

And... have you noticed the city's signage in front of the community services building? (The offices that took the place of the old police station.) The city wouldn't allow that size of letters per area on a commercial building.

Woodland has SO MUCH potential with SO MANY assets. It's a shame that the interpretations of policies and plans are so suffocating to commerce.

I can't wait to see how staff manipulates the traffic consultants they hired.

7/3/09 12:29 PM
Anonymous said...

I drop my nephew off at the community center once a week for camp and I too noticed this sign. Rediculous! I am sure the crows and agricultural fields enjoy the high tech Natomis-like glow!
And Dino you are so right abt the signs in the downtown. The city had a grant program to replace signs but it's impossible to do it with out their nit picking the design. The have one look that they approve and anything creative or artistic is categoricaly turned down.

7/8/09 11:41 PM

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