[Summit] Fountain Signage

[Greg Gerritt]

I would help.  Greg Gerritt


on 6/25/11 2:38 PM, Jesse C. Polhemus at rynemonn at yahoo.com wrote:

> Neighbors,
> 
> In brief, in very brief, because this isn't what I was hoping to be doing on
> my Saturday: I saw the signs at the fountain this morning, didn't like either
> their appearance or their verbiage, and wrote to Bob McMahon of the Parks
> Department.  He very kindly wrote back within hours, saying that the city is
> concerned about what they find to be increasingly irresponsible behavior, and
> that they don't have the budget this year for signs that would be in keeping
> with the character of the fountain.
> 
> I believe completely that the Parks Department is acting in good faith, and I
> want to work with them.  My personal belief is that the fountain is safe; it's
> irresponsible behavior that's unsafe, and signage should (1) visually, be in
> keeping with the fountain and (2) verbally, not contribute toward societal
> tendencies toward litigiousness and lack of personal responsibility.
> 
> My solution is in two parts: (1) I offer my professional services as a writer
> to create better verbiage, and (2) I'll ask the SNA Board to partially fund
> the creation of signs that are more in keeping with the character of the
> fountain.
> 
> Because I can't guaranteee that SNA will spend more money after spending so
> much already, I'd like to ask for volunteers: would someone or several
> someones reading this message be willing to help raise funds?  Compared to the
> work that's been done so far, this is a very small task, and it would be a
> very meaningful way to show your appreciation for this local treasure.
> 
> 
> - Jesse
> 
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