New big blue signs in SoWal

[Chickpea]

According to the TDC's spokeperson, the total costs of those signs is $260,000, or $5306 per sign on average. Not all of the signs are erected.

...and there is another $160,000 allocated to spend on 100+ more signs along the Timpoochee Trail (multi-use trail along 30A).

You have got to be KIDDING!!!!! Seriously??????? $5300 per sign

 

[sowalvisitor]

Just imagine everyone who posts on this board shows up at the upcoming meeting...don't you all think an impact would be made? I wish I could fly in from California to support all of you. Good luck and make your voices heard loud and clear! Talking is good..action is needed!

 

[scooterbug44]

These signs were built by the lowest bidder, Pretty scary Huh! Wonder what the other bids were?

Sadly, we paid A LOT MORE for these signs! This isn't a case of the lowest bidder and "you get what you paid for".

I swear, every time I see these signs I find something ELSE wrong with them! So far the list includes:

1) Signs do not correctly give directions. (If I used the signs, I would never find my house in Seagrove or get to Inlet Beach.)

2) The signs are so high I can't read them from inside my car......and the small print doesn't help! I'm young w/ 20/20 and I am craning my neck and squinting to read the text!

3) There is no consistancy, as I was trying to find a common denominator in their height above ground, above the centerline of the road, heading up a hill, general height etc.

4) Signs delineate boundaries at locations I wasn't aware of, ignore distinctive communities, or due to real estate marketing/piggybacking, tourists will be even more confused that areas such as "the preserve at grayton" are not in grayton.

5) Some signs are installed so far from the road that you can't read them - sign by Tom Thumb/Angelina's is seriously 10-15' from the side of the road!

6) If the purpose of these signs is to give direction/information, they fail! Not only are some of the signs completely inaccurate, they don't give mileages, a general area map, or any basic info despite plenty o' blank space.

7) The color is completely wrong and a jarring eyesore!

 

[beach blessings]

The sign should read welcome to Sowal and on the reverse side welcome to CenWal and one at Defunkyack that says Welcome to NoWal. Hows that for a run-on sentence. No Grammar check!!!!

I Love It! Let's take a vote and make it happen!

 

[beachkitty]

Please take them down, they interfere with the scenery!!!!

 

[swantree]

I have seen these struggles....thought this file might interest some of you. different towns; same struggles. this area has managed to keep some of it's charm but has to fight hard for it. big developers and all.
http://courses.washington.edu/larch503/case/07_CannonBeach_OR.pdf

 

[Beach House 25]

Just imagine everyone who posts on this board shows up at the upcoming meeting...don't you all think an impact would be made? I wish I could fly in from California to support all of you. Good luck and make your voices heard loud and clear! Talking is good..action is needed!

I will be there with Camera crew, My hedge bet is less than a dozen show. Just the way it works.

 

[beach blessings]

It's a date Sowallers...

Please post the date and time for us so we can make all make it!

We must stand for what we love about our home - 30A!

 

[Jdarg]

I will be there with Camera crew, My hedge bet is less than a dozen show. Just the way it works.

I bet you are dead wrong. SoWallers are good at showing up and getting things done. I bet there will be plenty of people there that have posted about these signs, but you just might not know who they are. BCC meetings aren't SoWal soirees or SoWal parties, and people won't be wearing their SoWal gear, but they will be there, you can bet on it.

 

[Jdarg]

Beach House, have you ever attended a BCC meeting? I have attended BCC meetings that were standing room only. If there is something "big" going on (and this is big), there will be plenty of people there.