Town and Country Aldermen approved accepting a $744,000 contract to begin construction to update and improve the firehouse at Clayton and Mason roads. A church will also keep its electronic sign.
Monday night, Town and Country aldermen voted to accept the $744,000 bid from Hof Construction to update the firehouse at Mason and Clayton roads. The project was explained to aldermen at the last meeting by Town and Country Department of Public Works Director Craig Wilde. He said it would upgrade the firehouse for cost effectiveness, better functionality and comfort. It would cost an estimated total of $853,400 and begin June 15. Work is expected to be compete by October. (Read Previous Story: Firehouse Improvements Cost Town and Country Close to $1 Million) Aldermen also voted to allow a variance to the city sign ordinance so Trinity Lutheran Church can continue using its electronic sign in front of its church just off Clayton Road. The…
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Town and Country City Hall and Police Department
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A Town and Country church's request to use an electronic sign may bring a bigger issue before aldermen.
Town and Country's Trinity Lutheran Church has had an electronic sign displaying messages outside its church off Clayton Road since October. Turns out, the sign is in violation of the city's sign ordinance which does not allow electronic message centers, another name for the electronic message boards, or digital billboards. Now the church is asking for a variance to the city's sign ordinance, in order to keep its electronic sign. The church previously had a marquee type sign with letters that were changed manually, like many other churches and schools in Town and Country. At last Monday's Town and Country Board of Aldermen meeting, aldermen took a closer look at the issue and discussed how it will affect the city's sign ordinance as a …
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John Hoffmann
12:47 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012
Not mentioned during the discussion of this sign case is that state and federal court cases over the years have ruled that cities cannot use zoning laws to restrict the free speech or even building expansions of churches unless it impacts the safety of the public. In this case the sign is exactly the same size as the sign it replaced. No light is directed toward the flow of traffic and it is not … more ›