Coastal county considering ban on fancy street signs

BRUNSWICK - Some residents of coast Glynn County are tired of the fancy, wooden street signs often a trademark of upscale developments and want to force everyone to use the easy-to-read green standards <br> <br> The county commission is considering an ordinance that would require uniform government-issued street signs and stop signs on all roads. <br> <br> The decision would mean quite an overhaul for the dozens of developments that installed wooden, painted decorative signs, many with letters smaller than the 6-inch height for type on public signs. <br> <br> County officials say the proliferation those signs is making it hard for firefighters and police officers to find their way around in an emergency, especially after dark. <br> <br> ``The public is trained to see stop signs that are a certain color. If one is different, it doesn&#39;t click,&#39;&#39; said Glenn Bollinger, Glynn County traffic safety engineering manager. <br> <br> If the ordinance doesn&#39;t pass, local officials want to make national guidelines for street signs a bigger part of zoning laws for new developments. <br> <br> Developers oppose the change, saying it would cost them thousands. <br> <br> Bud Myrick, developer of the gated community Oak Grove Island, said there has never been an accident caused by having wooden stop signs instead of metal, reflective ones. <br> <br> ``If we had so much as one accident where someone said they did not see that stop sign, I would say OK, it might be a problem. But that hasn&#39;t happened,&#39;&#39; he said.;

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