Sandwich-Board Signs on Downtown Streets
The Port Townsend City Council is about to pass an ordinance banning sandwich-board signs from downtown streets, because they cause too much “clutter.”
About three years ago Port Angeles was battling over this crucial issue. With the economy in the shape it’s in, I would’ve thought that bringing in customers would be a higher priority than worrying about “clutter,” but that’s just me.
Michael Klupfell, owner of The Village Baker Café, told the council: “I've seen several cities that were micromanaged to irrelevance. If you sterilize the city, you lose the charm that makes people come here.”
And this is the subject of today’s online PDN poll — “Do you think advertising signs on the sidewalks of North Olympic Peninsula downtowns are clutter?”
As of this writing, with 604 votes cast:
About three years ago Port Angeles was battling over this crucial issue. With the economy in the shape it’s in, I would’ve thought that bringing in customers would be a higher priority than worrying about “clutter,” but that’s just me.
Michael Klupfell, owner of The Village Baker Café, told the council: “I've seen several cities that were micromanaged to irrelevance. If you sterilize the city, you lose the charm that makes people come here.”
And this is the subject of today’s online PDN poll — “Do you think advertising signs on the sidewalks of North Olympic Peninsula downtowns are clutter?”
As of this writing, with 604 votes cast:
No — 36.3%
Yes — 34.3%
Sometimes — 17.2%
Depends Where — 12.3%
Yes — 34.3%
Sometimes — 17.2%
Depends Where — 12.3%
Labels: Michael Klupfell The Village Baker Café, Port Townsend City Council sandwich board signs, sandwich board signs clutter
posted by Tom Harper at 6:18 PM
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