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ARTICLE S (j) Project: Cary Memorial Building Signage CPA Category: Historic Resources Amount Requested: $25,000 Amount Recommended: $25,000 CPC Vote: (6-3) Project Description: This project is to install approximately 20 professional signs that provide directional information to guide visitors to the Cary Memorial Building. Signage will be attractive, consistent, and appropriate for the historical character of the building. Interior signage will include building directories on front lobby pillars and ADA-compliant room signs. These signs will provide directions from the front lobby to the elevator and to the appropriate stairway to access individual rooms. Interior signs will be of similar design to the signs installed in the Town Office Building in the spring of 2009,with removable strips so maintenance staff can change signs to reflect space use changes. • Exterior signage will include identification signs on all three buildings: Police Station, Cary Memorial Building, and Town Office Building. These signs will provide each building's name and street address.A post-mounted "campus" sign identifying the three buildings and accessible parking locations will be installed at the entrance to the semicircle driveway. Building identification signs and the campus sign will be fabricated with exterior grade materials, and the campus sign will be lighted in the evening. Project Goals and Objectives: • To minimize the confusion experienced by people looking for a performance venue, office, or meeting room by clearly identifying the three brick buildings on the semicircle drive. • To efficiently and effectively direct visitors within the Cary Memorial Building. Project Benefit: Public use of the historic Cary Memorial Building has increased significantly since its recent renovation, consistent with its historic function as community activity space. Performing groups frequently use Cary Hall,recreation programs use the ground floor spaces, and boards and committees use the four accessible meeting rooms. Currently,there is virtually no directional signage for people entering the front lobby,which causes confusion for people attending public meetings or programs. Exterior signage for the three brick buildings sharing the semicircular driveway is long overdue because at present the only identification on the buildings is gold lettering on the frieze at the top of the building facades.The public frequently confuses Cary Hall and the Town Office Building, and people who are looking for a Town office or department are unsure which building to enter. The "campus" sign will give drivers entering the semi-circular driveway the building locations and information about accessible parking. Funding Request: $25,000 is requested for fabrication, delivery and installation of approximately 20 signs at the Cary Memorial Building. 15