It’s back to the drawing board for the new Bruce County signage program in Kincardine.
After rejecting the signage program earlier this month because it would have meant the boundary signs for the former Bruce Township could have been taken down, Mayor Larry Kraemer introduced a motion that would adopt the program but exempt the Bruce Township signs.
However, Councillor Guy Anderson says, instead, there should be distinct signs identifying Kincardine’s boundaries, and the Bruce Township signs should be removed and preserved in a museum.
Councillor Ron Hewitt also would like signs for the entire municipality considered — right now there are only plans for the town of Kincardine and the village of Tiverton.
Councillor Randy Roppel says keeping the signs identifying pre-amalgamation municipalities and communities was part of the original amalgamation agreement.
Deputy Mayor Laura Haight questions if that also means old signs identifying parks and facilities in the town of Kincardine have to remain standing too.
The signage program was referred back to the Culture, Heritage and Tourism Committee for more discussion.
Mayor Kraemer says there are no financial implications to adopting the program because 70 thousand dollars for the first phase has already been budgeted, but he thinks sending the issue back to the committee is the best plan.
Hewitt says he’d like to see the whole four-year, 400 thousand dollar program fully, instead of bits and pieces.