Supervisors for Washington Township, in Pennsylvania, USA, have rejected an LED street sign that was donated by a local business, because the installation cost was deemed excessively high.
According to media outlets in the area, Washington Township supervisor, Stephen Kulla, argued that the installation would be both unduly expensive and entirely unnecessary, not least because the illuminated sign would offer no obvious safety benefit.
Mr Kulla said: “I don’t see how this will add any safety. It doesn’t seem like the best use of our money. Although we are receiving a donation, it is costing us about 95 per cent of the donation to install the sign.”
According to Mr Kulla and fellow supervisor, Jeff Geesaman, the $2,492 sign would cost around $2,100 to install. Mr Geesaman added that the decision to reject the donation rather than accept it and await funds, was taken because acceptance would necessitate installation within a “reasonable amount of time.”
Washington Township manager, Mike Christopher, had argued that the sign would “make the intersection [on Pa. 16 Welty Road] easier to see at night.”
Here at The Sussex Sign Company, we believe that LED signage has a place in society, but not as a replacement for traditional road signs, which are typically just as effective and far less costly.
