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Sign discussions have occupied the attention of our elected officials a lot lately. Understandably so, the candidate signs including those of yours truly are beginning to sprout up all other Vernon. I appreciate the publics on going patience with the visual inconvenience. Let’s be considerate and accommodating out there and remember there is an election on.
The other
sign discussion that has come to my attention occurred at the last regional
district GVAC meeting and it centered on the maintenance of the "Welcome to
Greater Vernon" signs on Highway 97. When first installed I remember how
pleasing it was to welcome visitors to our communities with such area
appropriate signage. As with all things however time takes its toll. The signs
are in increasing need of maintenance. There is apparently no budget for their
upkeep and no longer the regional function for Greater Vernon Economic
Development which provided the impetus for their placement in the first place.
Time has indeed taken its toll on many things in the Sunny North Okanagan. The
maintenance of these signs is longer thought a priority and even talk of no
budget to tear them down so we are just to sit and let them decay.
Plainly, with
perhaps the exception of the GVAC chair Juliette Cunningham even the concept of
Greater Vernon is distasteful to some at the regional table. They forget that
this is a small region and we all prosper or fail together. A recently
acclaimed EA director stated
that he does not support the" Balkanization" of the North Okanagan
but when no support is given just to fix up some signs it makes one question
the motivation for neglect.
The image we
present to both those who visit Greater Vernon and those who are blessed to
live here speaks volumes about the communities that make up Greater Vernon. Something
is lost when we focus on parts instead of the whole: pride and our sense of
place in the North Okanagan.
Cheers,
Shawn Lee a
Candidate for Vernon City Council
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