The Clarkston City Council approved three out of four sign styles for the Farmers? Market coming to downtown this August.
Board members expressed reservations about a promotional type of sign used to advertise the market that, if approved, would be posted one week prior to the market opening and pulled down after opening day.
The following intersections would have the proposed promotional signs: Main and Perubias, Main and Waldon, Main and Clarkston, Holcombe and Depot, Holcombe and Miller and Holcombe andWashington.
‘The location they proposed to put them (the promotional signs) were private property and you don’t want to start doing that without taking it to the planning commission first. You can’t have people putting up signs on private property without further clarification,? said Mayor Sharon Catallo.
Any decision on the promotional type signs is relegated to a July 12 planning commission meeting.
One type of sign the board accepted was a directional sign used to direct traffic to the market. Three total directional signs will be posted where Main Street intersects Waldon, Church and Clarkston roads. These signs would be posted every Saturday before the market opens until it closes.
Light post banners, also approved by the council, will go up three weeks before the market opens and remain until the market ends. The banners will be attached to light posts along Main and Washington streets.
The council also approved a rider banner on Main Street that will hang from August 1-8, September 5-19 and October 3-29. A big banner will hang August 8 ? September 5.
Anissa Howard and Lynn Millies received official permission at the June 13 meeting to use private land across from Depot Park for the market. The property is owned by Ed Adler and Bob Roth who are allowing the Farmers? Market to use their private land.
The market will sell fresh goods from local growers. Musical guests and special events are planned to add to the atmosphere.
Currently, the Farmers? Market is scheduled to run on Saturdays from August 6 to October 29, 7 a.m. ? noon.
In other sign news, board members discussed growing concerns about sandwich boards popping up along Main Street in front of businesses. Mayor Catallo said she has received many phone calls on the issue.
‘We allowed businesses around the corner to have them, but I don’t see a need for the one’s right on Main Street,? said Catallo. ‘The signs right in front of the stores on Main Street are blocked by parked cars anyway.?
Catallo said the city board will continue to discuss the situation and hopes businesses will be more responsible with taking their signs in at night.