New signage for Trent Hills

TRENT HILLS — Trent Hills is replacing its 11 community entrance signs.

The ones that greet visitors now, made of wood and installed in 2001, need to be replaced because of their age and deterioration.

They’re “sad, tired,” community recreation director Peter Burnett told Trent Hills council. “I’ll be happy when we get uniform signs that show people that ... we’re not sad and tired.”

The new aluminum signs are more durable and will have “a cohesive design that aligns with” the municipality’s logo and brand colours, community development officer Kira Mees stated in a report to council.

Measuring eight-by-four feet at the entrances to the three urban centres and five-by-three feet in the hamlets, they will require less maintenance by municipal staff and community volunteers.

They will also “create a sense of pride and welcoming at the gateway to Trent Hills communities.”

A local company, BMR Ltd., will manufacture the signs which will be coated to protect against graffiti.

Those in Campbellford and Hastings will be changed this year, while the ones in the hamlets will be switched over the beginning next spring.

The Warkworth Business Association recently updated the village’s signs so they will be replaced at a later date.

Staff had recommended an upset limit of $20,775 on the cost of the project, but council requested more information about the landscaping that is to be done before settling on a figure.