{"id":5302,"date":"2014-12-03T21:33:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T04:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2014-12-03T21:33:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T04:33:54","slug":"northfield-signage-not-helping-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5302","title":{"rendered":"Northfield Signage Not Helping Anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"construction<\/a>Much of Northfield is still under construction, and Forest City has made sure to post signs reminding residents where this construction is located. \u201cWe wanted to make sure that residents were aware that Northfield is still a work in progress,\u201d said Forest City spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cOur concern was that people would come out here and just think it was some big mess. Well, that may be true, but it is under construction. What can you expect.\u201d\n\nResidents in the area are confused by the sign. \u201cWhat is the point of posting an informational sign that simply tells you everything you know?\u201d asks Tom Mason. \u201cI mean, the mall has been here forever, and it is very obvious that giant section is under construction. It\u2019s almost insulting.\u201d Tracy Neilson agrees. \u201cImagine if you were thinking about moving here and you saw that sign,\u201d comments Nielson. \u201cIt almost looks as if it is warning you of hazardous material. Like we have a giant mall, and then a toxic waste site. How do you make that sign and think it would be helpful? Just very odd.\u201d\nAyers agrees that maybe a different color scheme could have been used. \u201cMaybe red was a bad color choice,\u201d says Ayers. I guess we could have used traditional construction colors orange or yellow, but it was what our interns came up with, and we didn\u2019t have a ton of time to proof it. We wanted to get this necessary information to the community immediately.\u201d Soon to be Willow Park East resident Tom Potter feels the sign is almost political. \u201cIf it was a military map, it would be designating a demilitarized zone,\u201d says Potter. \u201cWhat happens if we wander into that area? Are we arrested? Held for questioning?\u201d\nOverall, residents feel the signage simply wasn\u2019t necessary. \u201cWait until things are built out and then post your informational signs,\u201d says Potter. \u201cIt serves no purpose now.\u201d Ayers feels that they may put more thought into their next set of informational signs. \u201cWe have a history of some not so good signs,\u201d says Ayers. \u201cSomehow, history keeps repeating itself.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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