City Signage, Digital Board Discussed at Policy Session

Lots of topics, including gateway signs, parking spaces and digital reader boards, were discussed among the Norcross City Council at the September Policy Work Session on Monday.

Here's a quick overview:

-Mayor Bucky Johnson proposed to start the process of considering a digital reader board made at the corner of Holcomb Bridge Road and Buford Highway. Councilman David McLeroy and Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Hixson, who both voted to table the digital reader proposal on Jones Street by the railroad tracks, voiced in favor of the motion.

-The council also looked at some of the LCI study recommendations of preventing semi-trucks from crossing the railroad intersection at Holcomb Bridge Road. Ideas of adding more signage on the side of the road, improving the vertical curve at the crossing, and erecting a gateway sign or decorative barrier were tossed around. The council suggested that City Engineer Jeff Mueller make another proposal with more specific details on options at the next policy work session.

-Speaking of gateway signs, a design for a corner "Welcome to Norcross"-type sign further down Holcomb Bridge at Peachtree Industrial was presented to the council. It will include an LED digital reader board and lantern lighting.

-The council discussed the parking study implementation project at Norcross City Hall which will add 11 parking spaces. The project was tabled at the last city council meeting so that the council can see estimates on pervious pavement versus typical asphalt for the area. According to the agenda, asphalt is estimated to cost $28,100 and pervious pavement will cost $40,761. Johnson announced that they will determine at the next city council meeting if they will move forward with constructing the additional parking.

-An update was given on updating the gravel parking lot at the South Peachtree Street and Holcomb Bridge at the railroad tracks. The council decided to see what the railroad company would allow for the parking lot.

-City Public Relations & Marketing Manager Tixie Fowler proposed the idea of shutting down streets between Thrasher Park and Cochran Drive on Halloween night to make the streets safer for trick-or-treaters. The mayor and council suggested not to completely block off the streets since it would prevent residents from leaving, and instead setting up Norcross Police cars at either side of the road and to decrease the speed limit.

-G.G. Getz and Lori Sturgess of the Norcross Arts Alliance and The Nest went before the council to explain why the arts is important and how the city can help improve the art scene in Norcross.

-Norcross Police gave an update on how its GPS system, or vehicle locator, is helping the department and how citizens can utilize crimereports.com on crime stats.

-Code Enforcement Supervisor Philomena Robertson presented a slideshow of before and after pictures of the newly annexed areas that the city is cleaning up. There is still much to do, she said, but it is a work in progress.

What do you think about some of the topics discussed at the September Policy Work Session for the Norcross City Council? Tell us in the comments.

See also:

• Does Downtown Norcross Need More Parking?
• Norcross City Council Split on Digital Reader Board
• Should Norcross Replace its Reader Board With a Digital One?
• Norcross Council Tables Digital Display Reader, Additional Parking

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