West 麻豆精选鈥檚 new welcome signs aren鈥檛 very welcoming.
The dark wood that鈥檚 the backdrop nearly matches the colour of the words 鈥淲elcome to West 麻豆精选,鈥� making for an underwhelming and difficult to read greeting.
鈥淲e are aware of it,鈥� said Kirsten Jones, communications supervisor from the City of West 麻豆精选.
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The trouble is that lighting the signs on either side of the city has been problematic.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had them rigged with solar panels and whatnot and over the years we鈥檝e had theft and broken lights and cut lines,鈥� said Jones
鈥淲e try and illuminated the signs, but it鈥檚 a constant issue.鈥�
Until they figure out a way to keep away vandals and thieves, Jones said they鈥檙e looking at other options that are also cost effective.
鈥淲e鈥檙e talking about painting the letters,鈥� she said.
West 麻豆精选 council approved $18,700 to be spent on the two new cedar Welcome to West 麻豆精选 signs in April.
The city鈥檚 previous signs, made of metal panels with printed plastic wrap, were peeling and cracked and in need of repair, according to city officials. The solar lighting system has also been vandalized on several occasions.
ln 2010, council approved a $30,000 budget for the construction of those two signs and an additional $15,000 budget for two solar lighting packages.
