Sign Surveys Due this Week

This is the last week for you to give input into the City's proposed new Draft Sign Bylaw.  The links can be found on the top right of this blog.  The documents can quickly and easily be downloaded.

Cranbrook's signage has been a topic of conversation for many years among tourists and residents who feel more might be done to improve the aesthetics of our city.  There are those who say this is just a service town and signs of all sorts are what should be expected.  However if Cranbrook is to capitalise on tourism and the economic benefit that comes with that, it would seem fitting to make an effort to look more appealing as a place to stay.  Certainly business would benefit from longer and more frequent tourist visits.  Many have made an effort to fulfil some of the recommendations in the Cranbrook Revitalisation Plan from 1999.   Flower Baskets are hung.  Boulevards have been planted.  We now have an Urban Forestry Plan.   Let's hope this new bylaw frees the way to make even more improvements and help Cranbrook to become a tourist destination and not just a service centre.  It is up to all of us to let the City know how we feel about a new sign bylaw.

Make your comments and deliver to City Hall by 4:00pm Friday February 1st.

Cranbrook's Revitalisation Plan from 1999

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