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 New signs for the entranceways to Kincardine,Tiverton, and
throughout the two centres of Southampton and Kincardine could cost the municipalities up to $300,000.
That's the word from Corbin Design which made a presentation to
Kincardine council Oct. 1, regarding a proposed signage program. The
company has been working with Bruce County tourism over the past year to
develop new directional signs in Kincardine, Tiverton, Port Elgin and
Southampton.
Robert Brengman, principal in charge of Corbin Design, said the proposed
gateway signs are for the former Town of Kincardine and Village of
Tiverton because visitors are not coming to the municipality but to the
destinations within the municipality.
Councillor Ron Hewitt asked why Inverhuron was not considered, given it
is about as big as Tiverton. Chris Hughes of Bruce County tourism said
the county was given a limited budget so the four centres were selected
for the pilot project. He said small villages and hamlets would not have
extravagant gateway signs anyway, but identification markers.
"We had discussions about Inverhuron when we were talking about
Tiverton," said councillor Randy Roppel, chairman of the Kincardine
tourism committee (CHAT). "I said that Tiverton's signs are relatively
new and could just be enhanced and the money should be used for
Inverhuron."
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 Councillor Kenneth Craig asked what would happen to the provincial
blue-and-white signs on the highways.
"I don't know," said Brengman. "Our signs are for civic destinations,
not commercial." Chief administrative officer John deRosenroll said
the municipality pays a yearly fee through the province for the
blue-and-white Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs (TODS).
Brengman said the municipal signs would be ready to install by next
spring and would cost anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000. The Tiverton
ones would cost less because the current signs are being utilized with
some enhancement, he said.
Mayor Larry Kraemer said he likes the design but would rather see the
lighthouse larger on the Kincardine sign, rather than the energy logo,
and a coat of arms at the top.
When asked about the number of signs, placement and cost, Brengman said
that information should be available to council by mid-October. After
that, council can discuss further changes and cost-savings.
"When does the project go to the county for comments?" asked Kraemer.
"It doesn't go to the county," said Hughes. "It's just up to Kincardine
and Saugeen Shores (for Southampton and Port Elgin). The county is
helping facilitate this process but the only cost for the county is for
the Bruce County gateway signs."
Council accepted the report.
 
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