Politics & Government
Welcome Signs Approved for Forks Township
The Business and Commerce Association of Forks Township will be donating three signs after supervisors approved the motion in 3-2 vote.
Forks Township will be getting welcome signs after all.
After first for them more than a month ago, the Board of Supervisors -- in a 3-2 vote -- approved three welcome signs to be posted around the township with another three possibly down the road.
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Brian Lokitis, chairman of the Business and Commerce Association of , told the board his group would donate three signs, with two placed on Sullivan Trail -- one at the Stockertown border, the other near College Hill.
The signs would be maroon in color, have script in yellow of Forks and the BCAF logo "You're in Good Company."
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Lokitis asked only that the township put up the signs and maintain them, with BCAF and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce footing the $2,000 cost.
But Supervisor Bob Egolf again expressed his displeasure.
"That is one of the ugliest fonts I've ever seen," Egolf said about the yellow script. It isn't attractive or easy to read."
Egolf said he also hates the slogan, stating that it brings up a lot of negative connotations.
"All I'm doing is cautioning the township about what's on the surface," he said.
Supervisor David Billings believed that even though they are business signs, most residents will think that "You're in Good Company" is Forks Township's slogan.
Lokitis said he would work with the township to either drop the slogan or make font adjustments.
But Supervisors Chairman Erik Chuss said the board should take a vote on the signs as they are.
"They all look really nice," Chuss said. "They will look great when they go up."
Chuss even suggested that the township spend money to purchase three more to cover the six gateways to the township.
Supervisor Dan Martyak backed Chuss. They were supported in "yes" votes on the motion by Supervisor John O'Neil.
"Personally I like the slogan," Martyak said. "It hit home to me. These aren't permanent monuments. We can always change them. My position is to support the signs."