Royston Moves Forward With Digital Sign Purchase

The City of Royston is moving ahead with the purchase of a new digital advisory sign.

Last fall, Royston received an Emergency Management Performance Grant through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $30,450.

In addition to the advisory sign, the money has been used to purchase weather radios and install a severe weather siren in the downtown area.

The new digital sign will go in front of the new City Hall and will be able to scroll three lines of text as opposed to the current sign that can only do one line of text.

At a public hearing in February, mayor David Jordan said the new sign will allow more information to go out to the public.

“On 29 where the new city hall will be there is a lot of traffic,” Jordan noted. “We need three lines of text to go out so it will be easier for motorists to read as they’re driving by.”

At their regular meeting last week, the city council unanimously approved the purchase of the new digital sign from Skeeter’s Designs in Dewy Rose at a price of $16,928.00.

The total cost for the digital sign, severe weather siren, and weather radios came to $41,000, according to Royston City Clerk Gloria Brown.

Brown said in addition to the GEMA grant, the city provided a $9,000 cash match and a $1,500 dollar in-kind match for work and materials.

The new digital sign will go in front of the new City Hall and will be able to scroll three lines of text as opposed to the current sign that can only do one line of text.

At a public hearing in February, mayor David Jordan said the new sign will allow more information to go out to the public.

“On U.S.29 where the new city hall will be, there is a lot of traffic,” Jordan said. “So we need a sign with three lines of text for motorists so we can get the information out and it will be easy for them to read.”

At their regular meeting last week, the city council unanimously approved the purchase of the new digital sign from Skeeter’s Designs in Dewy Rose at a price of $16,928.00.

The total cost for the digital sign, severe weather siren, and weather radios came to $41,000, according to Royston City Clerk Gloria Brown.  Brown said in addition to the GEMA grant, the city provided a $9,000 cash match and a $1,500 dollar in-kind match for work and materials.