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Simplified banners wave in Seminole

The banners need to be replaced about every year. But this year's new designs should help save some money.

By ANNE LINDBERG
Published June 29, 2005

SEMINOLE - Some light poles will soon be getting a fashion update: new banners boasting of Seminole and inviting folks into the city.

The new banners will replace the ones sporting the city logo that adorn 28 light poles around Seminole. The logo shows an American Indian surrounded by the words "City of Seminole" and the date of the city's incorporation, 1970.

The city has used that banner for at least six years, said Mitch Bobowski, Seminole's general services director.

Every year, the city has had to replace all 28 banners, he said.

Some of the banners have faded in the sun or been destroyed in storms or damaged by semitrailer trucks that catch them on their way past. A time or two, the banners have even been wiped out by vehicle accidents involving the poles.

"It doesn't happen often, but it happens occasionally," Bobowski said.

When the city needs to replace a few banners, he said, it only makes sense to replace them all. It could look funny to have a slightly faded banner across from a brand new one, he said.

But those banners, with their many colors and intricate logo, were expensive - about $225 each. That's about $6,300 for all 28.

So this year, city officials decided it was time to get new banners. The new ones are less detailed, but they get the message across.

One is turquoise with white and yellow (although it looks orange in the mockups) lettering. It says: "Grow with us! Seminole."

The other is the same size - 30 inches by 60 inches - and carries the same colors. But the sentiment is a bit different: "A great place to live! Seminole."

The total cost for 20 of each banner: $3,200.

That will give the city 12 extra banners at a lower cost.

"They'll be used either as replacements or as new locations are identified," Bobowski said.

Delivery should take about six weeks.

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