TOPIC: The Communications Committee submitted the attached charging document requesting that the Board review the attached proposal to retrofit the existing sign at the north gate entrance to an electronic sign.

CONCISE STATEMENT: Action by the Board is necessary to change the sign to electronic as opposed to manual editing and for inclusion in the upcoming budget for the expenditure of funds.

BACKGROUND: The Communications Committee has been actively working on this matter for a number of years and has confronted a number of issues - cost, location, County regulations among them. This proposal recommends that the Board approve using the existing site for the sign and it will require moving the map in the sign from one side to the other. The sign will remain Ocean Pines property and does not interfere with County regulations regarding signs on the median. The Committee notes that if this is an effective means of communication, placement of additional signs should be considered.

I thought this topic of electronic signs had been beaten to death by prior boards. The Communications Committee seems obsessed with this issue. Costs to accomplish the ultimate goal are very high and benefits are extremely questionable at best. How have the county issues been resolved?

This issue has been debated since at least 2014.