That’s our brand new Outdoor Center sign on the left. That’s our old Outdoor Center sign on the right. The old park signs were designed by Steve Sullivan, a former park planner for the City in the early 1980’s. He designed the signs and our park maintenance crew built and installed them. The signs were based on the old City logo and the colors were picked to blend in with the natural environment.
The new park signs are being installed by Sign Source, Inc of Eden Prairie. There are a total of 50 signs being installed and there are 4 sizes of signs. There are two 8 foot by 6 foot specialty signs for the Community Center and Senior Center that will have changeable letter message panel where upcoming activities and events can be highlighted.
Community Parks will have 8 foot by 4 foot size signs. There are a total of six of these signs for Round Lake, Staring Lake, Riley Lake, Miller Park(2) and RTA Conservation Area. The medium size signs are 6 feet by 3 feet in size and are for neighborhood parks, special use sites (Outdoor Center), community play fields (Flying Cloud) and some conservation areas.
A total of 29 medium size signs will be installed. The last size signs are 5 feet by 3 feet and there are 13 signs of this type. These signs will installed at mini-parks, boat ramps, Miller Spring, and two conservation areas. The total bid for the manufacture and installation of the 50 signs was $152,000 or nearly $100,000 below our estimated cost of $250,000 for the signage program. We will be changing signs at our Water Plant, Street Maintenance Facility, City Center, Fire Stations and other City facilities next year.
