The Brownwood City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved funding a wayfinding signage project up to $150,000 of reserve HOT funds and placement of certain signs in the City Right of Way as coordinated with City staff.
The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce has been developing a community wayfinding signage project for Brownwood for the last several years. The chamber has engaged the company National Sign Plaza for the development and implementation of the signs. The goal of the project is to compliment other tourism efforts to show that Brownwood is a visitor friendly city while directing visitors, and those passing through town, to certain tourism attractions such as the Sports Complex, Museum, Downtown, Coliseum, etc. After several years of development, the project is ready for the implementation phase.
During this phase, National Sign Plaza will manufacture the signs, work with TxDOT and City of Brownwood on placement in the Right of Way, and install the signs at the designated locations. The final locations of the signs will be determined after National Sign Plaza consults with TxDOT and City officials. There will be approximately traffic 26 signs directing to over 20 tourism destinations included in this phase of the project. Cost for the manufacturing and installation of the signs is $150,000 which will be paid from reserve Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds which is outlined in the tourism services agreement between the City of Brownwood and the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce.
Wayfinding signs list of destinations include:
• Visitor Center
• Welcome to Brownwood
• Downtown
• Lake Brownwood
• Aquatic Center
• Museum of History
• Lyric Theatre
• Railroad Museum
• Paddling Trail
• Coliseum
• Riverside Park
• Event Center
• Brownwood Regional Airport
• Howard Payne University
• Allcorn Park Splash Pad
• Gordon Wood Stadium
• Sports Complex Parking
• Disc Golf
• Soccer Complex
• Sports Complex
• Skate Park
In other business Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved a 12-month lease agreement for the office of the Keep Brownwood Beautiful Executive Director Pilar Roy to be housed in Adams Street Community Center.
Also, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the donation of a 1996 Ford Ranger and a 100-gallon plastic tank to Greenleaf Cemetery.
The City Manager was authorized to sign the shelter activities approval form for Brown County Home Solutions to apply for a Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Emergency Solutions Grant. The grant is applied for annually and provides in the neighborhood of $83,000 for operating expenses.
Items passed on the consent agenda included amending the Fair Housing Ordinance to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act for compliance with the Community Development Block Grant, along with ratifying BMDD Board action to approve a Building Improvement Incentive Program (BIIP) grant to Willie’s T’s not to exceed $4,500 for a property located at 909 Pecan Street.