The Friday Flyer • February 3, 2017
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CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 3, 2017
John Anderson and Chase Miller set to perform at Lodge Pg. 5
Priscilla Circle reaches out to people living alone Pg. A7
CLWC invites residents to attend cooking class fundraiser Pg. 10
City installs new entryway monuments
BY DONNA RITCHIE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
After a four-year wait, Canyon Lake finally has new entryway monuments welcoming visitors to the City. The monuments were installed on the medians on Railroad Canyon Rd. at the western and eastern boundaries on Tuesday, January 31 – at zero cost to the City.
Four years ago the former City Council allocated $30,000 for entryway monuments and appointed former City Manager, Richard Rowe, in charge of the project. Short story: the monuments were going to cost more than what was budgeted for them and they were designed too large to fit in the medians. The Council tabled the project.
Four years later, and with the
City in the black financially, a new Council revisited the tabled project, which is referred to as the “Entryway Monument Project.” The City’s new Administrative Services Manager, Mike Borja, was put in charge of heading up the project.
At the August 3, 2016 Council meeting, Mike presented the staff report on the new design and vendor for the project. It was discussed that the vendor would be Fast Signs
from Temecula and the cost would
be
approximately $12,000 to $14,000 for two monuments that include solar lighting and installation.
Nancy Horton suggested adding “A Little Bit of Paradise” on the monuments in honor of three-term Mayor Mary Craton. It was Mary’s idea to put the saying on the monuments four years earlier when she was on the City Council that tabled the project.
There also was discussion on whether the signs should say “City of
Canyon Lake” or “Canyon Lake.” Of the four Council members at the August 3 meeting, three were in favor of the monuments saying “City of Canyon Lake.” Councilman John Zaitz was in favor of the monument saying “Canyon Lake,” and he motioned to approve it that way. The motion was denied for lack of a second motion. The item was continued at the October 12 meeting so that Councilwoman Vicki Warren, who was absent at the meeting, would have an opportunity to vote on the project.
With all five Council members in attendance, the discussion continued at the October 12 Council meeting. Mike presented renderings of the signs and the
Council discussed different options.
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The two new monuments were installed on Railroad Canyon Rd. near the western and eastern boundaries of Canyon Lake on January 31. The City purchased the monuments
with a grant from Western Riverside Council of Government (WRCOG), saving the City thousands of dollars. The LED lighting will be installed within two to three weeks.
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