About a week ago in our local paper there was an article that discussed the placement of sandwich board advertisements on sidewalks in and around Buckhannon. A very easy response to this would be to strictly enforce the city ordinance's pertaining to signage. Instead the city zoning officer Rich Clemens drafted a letter to local business owners with a twofold purpose: 1) to make the business owners aware of the existing ordinances and more importantly 2) to seek their input for a workable solution. Several issues are at play here. In one instance we cannot block public access as it could reduce safety. Also the proliferation of sandwich board type signs could become an eyesore. The other side of the equation are the business owners who need to be creative in advertising to sustain business.
I think a sprinkling of sandwich board signs coupled with the placement of existing strategic benches and flower boxes adds a certain ambiance to our small town atmosphere. I think signs should be limited in number and size per business and be constructed to withstand a reasonable breeze. Hats off to Rich Clemens for seeking a mutually agreeable solution to the signage issue. This is an excellent example of involving the communuity in decision making.
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