County Budget Citizen Hearings

Report on Electronic Sign Meeting

Emerson Builders' petition for permission to erect a large electronic sign on Rt. 10, at the entrance to Chester Village Green (CVG), was presented to CVG home owners at a meeting on Oct.21.

The petition will be submitted to the county Board of Supervisors in late winter - early spring. Before that, a community meeting will be held.

The sign will be erected at the edge of the animal hospital property on the West-bound side of the Rt. 10 railroad bridge just before the Chester Village Drive entrance. (At the left is a photo of the design --click on the design to make it larger.) Note the dimensions of the sign.

At our meeting, Carrie Coyner spoke for Emerson Builders:
-- The sign will have multi-colored lights, but no movement and no sound.
-- The brightness of the sign will automatically dim as daylight fades at sunset.
-- In addition to advertising CVG businesses, the sign will be used to announce community, library, and Arts Center events, as will as County emergency announcements (e.g., Amber Alerts).
-- As yet undetermined: how frequently the ads will change (# of seconds).

Reason for the request: There is space for 75 - 100 businesses in CVG. Many of the spaces are not yet filled. None of the spaces are visible from Rt. 10, our main thoroughfare. The sign is needed to draw in customers. Until that happens, development is stalled. CVG was conceived as a village where residents could walk to stores and services and work. A greater variety and number of businesses is needed to make that a reality.

Concerns expressed by those attending the meeting:
--There is a need for an over-all marketing plan; the sign is not enough by itself.
--The ruins of the collapsed building give CVG the appearance of a run-down, abandoned, deteriorating community.

Read more --click on the following link:
http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009-10-21/News/Chester_Village_could_get_an_electronic_message_si.html

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MEETING TONIGHT on Proposed Electronic Sign at. Rt. 10 Entrance to CVG (or on Library Property??)

At left is an example of the type of electronic sign that is proposed for the entrance to Chester Village Green (CVG) at Rt. 10. This proposal will come before the Board of Supervisors for approval or rejection.

At this time it is not clear if the above is the same or different from the following:
"Board Action Requested:
The Board is requested to authorize Ms. Carrie Coyner to apply for a
Conditional Use Planned Development on County property located at 11800
Centre Street and commonly known as the Chester Library (Tax ID 788-655-6767)
and to waive the disclosure requirements.
Summary of Information:
An application for a Conditional Use Planned Development is pending submittal
to permit a computer controlled variable message electronic sign identifying
the Festival Park development generally located in the vicinity of West
Hundred Road and Chester Village Drive. Mrs. Jaeckle has requested that the Board authorize Ms. Carrie Coyner to include the Chester Library property in this application for the purpose of permitting identification of the library
facility on this proposed sign as part of the overall project." (Bold lettering and color have been added by the CVG News for emphasis.)

The sign would electronically change every ? seconds to advertise a different business. It would be in various changing bright colors.

There will be an open meeting with the petitioners to discuss this question on Wed., October 21, 7:00 PM in the Arts Center office. Come and make your voice heard.

Notice the dimensions of the sign:
--Height, 21 ft., 4.5 inches
--Width, 12 ft.
--Thickness, 2 ft.

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Kiwanis Hard Times Fall Festival

The festival was held on The Green, 4 - 9 PM, 10-14-09. The photos above were taken at 5:15 PM. It was cold, cloudy, damp.

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