HPC PUNTS ON TOWN HALL ELECTRONIC SIGN

An electric sign like this one at CHS is proposed for Town Hall

The Township Committee moved a step closer to installing an electronic sign in front of Town Hall, despite concerns over its potential impact on the landmark building.

Four of the five-member TC wanted to continue pursuing the purchase and installation of the sign, at a likely cost of up to $30,000, during last week's Township Committee meeting.

Only TC member Nancy Adams opposed it. "I worry about the impact on a historical building," she said.

The Township's Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the idea, according to Township Administrator Joe Manning, who attended a recent HPC meeting. 

"In the end, they asked that I get them the possibility of a different location and see how it was in relation to the building and get an artist rendering of a frame around it," Manning said.

Adams stressed that the HPC did not support or oppose the idea, stating that it should be up to the TC. Township officials said it would be similar to the sign in front of Columbia High School.

"I think we ought to do it," Mayor Vic Deluca said. "We ought to move it away from the building. It is beyond just an emergency notification, it is informational, it is worth the investment."

Added TC member India Larrier: "There are people coming to Town Hall looking for information and if it is there, it is there."