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Show Council approves sign of things to come i fa By G. BRETT HART BOUNTIFUL--A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but when it comes to "welcome to Bountiful' markers, signs are an other matter. Though the city council agreed that not just any city marker will do, it also agreed in council meeting last Wednesday that the $45,000 allotted for six signs placed at various sites along the Bountiful City borders was completely out of the question. The money was set aside as part of this year's city budget; however, when bids came back at almost three times the budgeted amount, City Manager Tom Hardy sought the council's opinion as to which direction his staff should take concerning con-cerning the matter. Council woman Renee Coon said that spending $45,000 on signs was too extravagant. "I'm not sure we even need six signs," added Coon. The council agreed and voted against the construction of any signs at the present time until one member reminded the council that the city had made arrangements with Slim Olson's service station, 2301 S. Main, to use a portion of the property for the sign. The council then voted to construct con-struct one sign just north of Olson's station according to the specifications specifica-tions that had been approved at the time the money was budgeted The $14,500 sign features a concrete con-crete base that supports a house-shaped house-shaped frame. Within the frame sits an oval bronze plaque. Originally, the sign was to feature a stone foundation rather than a concrete foundation, but the accompanying $21,000 price tag per sign was more than the council wanted to spend. |