Want to know how much the city spent on the new signs we see erected all over Folsom? Yes, the ones with the font that is too small, and you need to be stopped in order to read them..........that's the ones. Here is what the city spent on these signs:
Design: $34,000 paid to Square Peg, Redevelopment funds, account number 173-21-04-046
Bid process: $55,000 cosultant fee paid to SCI Consuting Group, General fund, account number 173-21-06-042
Improvement and installation, phase 1: $292,676 paid to Young Electric, Redevelopment funds, account number 174-21-07-107
Implementation, phase 1: $15,000 paid to Square Peg, Redevelopment funds, account number 173-21-08-013
The total for these signs was $396,676.00. All but $55,000 came out of the Redeveopment funds which cannot be used for employees salaries, benefits, etc, but $55,000 did come out of the General fund which can be used for employees. As the city lays off employees and implements furlough days for their employees (1 day a month, which equates to 5% of their salary per month) don't you think they could spend their money a little more wisely. I am a retired city employee and love this city, but we need to keep track of how the city is spending its money. The above information was obtained through the Public Records Act which anyone can access through the City Clerks office.
Hi Neighbor (I live around the block from you), welcome to the forum.
Great note and excellent detailed info about the cost break down of these signs. The idea was nice, but the execution was bad - the design is very poor and the size of text is unreadable until you are right on top of the sign. It really surprised me that the city went through with putting up these signs that seem to me to be very ineffective and somewhat useless.
I completely agree with you that the city funds could have been much better used on employee salaries.
Who ever approved the sign designs seems to have done it in haste for some unknown reason.
