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Tourism Signs <br />In a report approved by the Board of Selectmen in 2001 the Tourism Committee stated that <br />consistency in style and design of sign, and directing traffic into the historic sites in Lexington <br />was a key priority. The Tourism Committee has been working on an overall program to improve <br />signage in four categories; (1) directional; (2) storytelling; (3) site specific; and (4) welcome <br />signs. <br />Lexingtonians are keenly aware of their place in history and the responsibility that comes with <br />that history. The 20/20 report puts an emphasis on honoring our place in history and providing <br />ways to showcase that history to the world. The Selectmen approved initial tax levy funding for <br />this program in 2002. <br />Historic resources are more likely to be damaged or demolished as a result of public ignorance of <br />their historic significance. An integrated program of signage that heightens the awareness of <br />both owners and the public about a town's historic assets is a key element in the long -term <br />protection and preservation of those assets. This project will also help the various entities that <br />support tourism such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Society, the National Park <br />Service and the National Heritage Museum. <br />This is truly a public /private partnership with funding coming from multiple sources. In 2002 <br />Town Meeting approved $10,000 for signage. Those funds have paid for the design and there is <br />some available for the fabrication. Christopher Bing is contributing the artwork for the <br />storytelling sign. The Historical Society will pay the full cost of new site specific signs <br />consistent with the design and coloring of the directional signs. The two display signs in Depot <br />Square and in front of the Visitor's Center were done in this style and paid for privately. The <br />balance is being requested from Community Preservation Funds totaling $18,360, allocated as <br />follows; <br />Directional Signs: $11,860 <br />These signs will direct drivers from the highways to the historic sites and <br />Lexington Center. The total estimate for the directional signs is $15,060. <br />There is currently $3,200 remaining from the original appropriation, <br />leaving a net cost of $11,680 being requested from CPA funds. <br />Storytelling Sign on the Battle Green; $ 6,500 <br />This sign is an interpretive sign that, pending HDC approval will be <br />placed on the Battle Green to interpret the events that took place and the <br />historic structure that is no longer on the Battle Green. <br />The Community Preservation Committee recommends funding this request. <br />
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