Comments on: Vox Populi – What’s in a Sign? http://carycitizen.com/2009/08/20/vox-populi-whats-in-a-sign/ News and Information for Cary, NC Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brent http://carycitizen.com/2009/08/20/vox-populi-whats-in-a-sign/#comment-120 Brent Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:12:50 +0000 http://www.citizenwebsites.com/sites/carycitizen///?p=573#comment-120 Yes, they made Carpenter Farm Supply tear down its sign. That particular sign apparently dated to about the 1960s (not nearly as old as the store itself, but reminiscent of a much older sign that had been there in years past). The Town has since passed an ordinance to accommodate certain "historic" signs, but it wasn't in time to save the Carpenter Farm Supply sign, nor would that sign have been of the type that would be allowed anyway (its being a "pole sign"). The landmark sign at South Hills mall also violates the Town's pole sign ordinance and the Town and the mall owner have been at loggerheads for quite some time -- I believe that the Town continues to levy fines on that sign, and I expect the fine total is now substantial. Yes, they made Carpenter Farm Supply tear down its sign. That particular sign apparently dated to about the 1960s (not nearly as old as the store itself, but reminiscent of a much older sign that had been there in years past).

The Town has since passed an ordinance to accommodate certain “historic” signs, but it wasn’t in time to save the Carpenter Farm Supply sign, nor would that sign have been of the type that would be allowed anyway (its being a “pole sign”).

The landmark sign at South Hills mall also violates the Town’s pole sign ordinance and the Town and the mall owner have been at loggerheads for quite some time — I believe that the Town continues to levy fines on that sign, and I expect the fine total is now substantial.

]]> By: Hal Goodtree http://carycitizen.com/2009/08/20/vox-populi-whats-in-a-sign/#comment-119 Hal Goodtree Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:48:26 +0000 http://www.citizenwebsites.com/sites/carycitizen///?p=573#comment-119 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal990/221413154/" title="carpenter by hal990, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/61/221413154_fa8670932d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="carpenter" /></a> Took this picture in (approx) Sept 2006. One commenter (on Flickr) called it "that large ugly sign" so go figure. carpenter

Took this picture in (approx) Sept 2006. One commenter (on Flickr) called it “that large ugly sign” so go figure.

]]> By: Sarah Redpath http://carycitizen.com/2009/08/20/vox-populi-whats-in-a-sign/#comment-118 Sarah Redpath Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:04:03 +0000 http://www.citizenwebsites.com/sites/carycitizen///?p=573#comment-118 They made the Carpenter Farm Supply tear down their sign? Wasn't that sign there loooooong before Cary cannibalized the corners of Carpenter? Now, that does NOT seem fair. Especially since its character was completely in context with the business. I'd take 100 of those over those zero personality digital eyesores any day of the week. They made the Carpenter Farm Supply tear down their sign? Wasn’t that sign there loooooong before Cary cannibalized the corners of Carpenter? Now, that does NOT seem fair. Especially since its character was completely in context with the business. I’d take 100 of those over those zero personality digital eyesores any day of the week.

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