County puts signs on hold

From the files: Vandalism

New entrance signs to Lamont County put on hold

BY JOHN MATHER The project is eligible said. “With respect to the in costs from $12,000 to

The proposed assessfor funding through the current assessment $21,000 each. ment model review has Municipal Sustainability review model, future Bodnar asked if it claimed its first Lamont Initiative. revenue streams for the should be included into County victim when proBodnar asked council county could take a the budgets for 2022 or posed new entrance what they would like to severe hit.” 2023. signs were put on hold do. “If we have to pass Councillor Neil Woitas by council, Aug. 11. “I’m just looking for that on to the ratepayers, felt putting the signs on

County employee direction,” she said. “I my feeling is the public hold for now would be a Tracy Bodnar appeared will admit when I was perception, and I’m sure prudent move. before council with a foldoing the research I was council will agree with “We have nothing to low up on the signage shocked at the prices of me, is that sort of expenreplace the signs with issue that had been the signs. In addition diture right now would right now and one of the approved in this year’s many municipalities do be unacceptable.” missing signs isn’t in a budget. two different sizes of “I totally get that,” particularly busy loca

A total of $100,000 was signs.” said Bodnar. “I promised tion,” stated Councillor approved for 2020 and a Reeve David Diduck I would come back and Wayne Woldanski. further $21,000 had been said things had changed that’s what I’ve done.” Council felt they approved in the capital since the sign replaceDiduck agreed council would have to double plan for 2021 to replace ment was first discussed would like to look at the their budget amounts to 15 signs at an estimated in June. sign issue again in the replace the signs. $8,000 per sign. “A lot of stuff has future. Bodnar suggested

At that time council changed in respect to Some of the signs they could replace the had been informed the current finances,” he Bodnar studied ranged signs over a period of existing entrance signs time rather than all at had been in place for at once. least 30 years and are at Councillor Roy Anaka the end of their lifespan. suggested leaving the

It had further been issue for now. explained that two signs Council agreed to needed immediate push signs back, with replacement since they Diduck agreeing they had been damaged; with may have to look at one on Highway 831 by replacing just a couple of Elk Island Park removed, signs a year. and a second on Road signs marking the entrances to Lamont County, Highway 16 in the east like this one along Highway 15 were scheduled to get end of the County havreplaced this year. When the costs for the signs ing been hit and damexceeded County expectations, council decided to aged when a vehicle put the replacement on hold for at least a year. The drove through it. current signs have been erected for almost 30 years.

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