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Show Will Advertising Signs Now Clog Golf Courses? By MARK D. MICKELSEN FARMINGTON -- There may be more than just "greens" at the Davis1 County Golf Course next spring. THERE MAY be blues, and yellows, and reds, pinks, maybe even sunrise orange. No. Golf course workers won't be painting the fairways. But they might be adding some welcome color to those 18 holes. DAVIS GOLF Pro Pierre Hualde and representatives representa-tives of the Tee-Ad Sign Company, Salt Lake City, met with county commissioners Thursday to discuss the possibility of installing brightly-colored fairway signs at each of the 18 holes. The signs, made of what Hualde calls "indestructible" "indestructi-ble" materials, are a part of a plan to add some color and decor to the golf course. MADE OF durable poly-eurothane, the signs have, been used for advertisement and as directional signs in a number of Utah ski resorts. According to Tcc-Ad Director John Schoppe, ground-level signs, used in ski areas to direct skiers where to load onto the chair lift are passed over by more than 40,000 skiers each winter season. Still, the signs remain "indestructible." TEE-AD HAS proposed color-fast, custom-made markers for each of 18 Davis County Golf Course holes. Mr. Schoppe said the fee per sign is $300, but said the idea of the proposal is to convince area advertisers to buy ad space on each of the hole markers. The company's fee for advertisers: $1,000 per hole. "THERE'S NO product on the market that even comes close to this one," Mr. Schoppe said, explaining explain-ing about the durability of the signs. Under the proposed contract, Tec-Ads provides the sign and the sign post. It is the golf course's responsibility to dig a hole for the post. MR. HUALDE said existing signs at the course require continual repair and repainting. If all 18 markers can be leased out as advertising space, there is no cost to the county. Mr. Schoppe said his company asks advertisers throughout the county if they want to advertise on the markers. "THE RESPONSE," he said, "has been overwhelming." over-whelming." He also said replacement of the signs is no problem. "WE WILL provide the first two signs free of charge that are due to theft." In addition, he said damage to the signs due to manufacturing will be taken care of by the company. ON THE next two signs. Tee-Ads agrees to split the cost with the golf course. The replacement of over five signs will have to be taken care of entirely by the course, he said. "I THINK this is a fairly new concept in this area," Mr. Hualde told commissioners. Though supportive of the proposal, the commission commis-sion delayed a decision on the matter pending an evaluation by the county attorney. |