New Homewood Marquee Sign Squeaks By
Village President Richard Hofeld broke a three-to-three vote during Tuesday night's Homewood village board meeting.
Story Updated at 3 p.m. on Aug. 29 Prepare to be more informed, and possibly more distracted, when driving past village hall on Dixie Highway. The controversial expenditure of just over $21,000 on a new electronic marquee sign to replace the village’s current manually programmed sign was just barely approved during Tuesday night’s board meeting. The final vote was three to three, with Village President Richard Hofeld casting the tiebreaking "yes" vote. The new sign, which has the ability to produce graphic images in addition to text, is required by law to hold static messages for no shorter duration than 15 minutes at a time, according to Community Development Director Paula Wallrich. The village will be installing the new sign at the …
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T'sMom
5:18 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
June and Tony, I've lived in Homewood for over 30 years. Yes, I always pay my water bill in person when possible. Yes, I have gone to the village hall on Saturdays to voice my concerns and/or issues before Mr. Hofeld, as always nothing is done. Yes, I have gone to several board meetings in the 30 years I have lived here with my concerns and issues only to fall on deaf ears. As I've stated before … more ›