Deer Creek may get an electric entrance sign in the future, announcing community events and weather alerts among other information.
Steve Techam and Buck Weaver presented the idea to the city council.
"When we had our temporary sign up so the public could see it - it was last year - there was a lot of good response to it," Weaver said. "Our Lions are going to back this thing."
They were in the process of talking to banks and local businesses.
Weaver said it had been a pet project of his for three or four years, being that he had moved letters on the current sign.
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"It's dangerous up there on that catwalk, changing letters," he said.
"We want to be very visible and advertise our town and promote our town," Techam said.
He said the two-sided electric sign would be 11 feet 4 inches by four feet and would cost about $25,000 with a guarantee of a minimum of 25 years. It was possible to get grants from foundations and businesses.
"It's multicolor, it's wireless," Techam said, adding that it could be programmed from the city office. The automatic lighting would brighten during the daytime and dim at night. The bulbs aren't all used at once - there are black areas aside from the text.
He said that the sign would take around six to eight weeks to make, and it was possible to install it during the winter.
Weaver said it would not be like the Henning sign.
He also said that the sign could be used for weather alerts along with the existing siren.
There was no action about the sign proposal, and Techam and Weaver said they just wanted the council's blessing.
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Asked to clarify whether "blessing" meant funding, Techam said, "What we'd like is your blessing, and down the road we'd like financial too, but let's see what we can do."
The Lions would raise funds and give the money to the city, and the city in turn would purchase the sign.
Council member Mary Lee Weaver said that especially with the weather information, the project could receive grants.
Rural Deer Creek was in the path of one of the two EF4 tornadoes on June 17, 2010.
Mayor Julie Brunko said the city didn't need a motion yet, and they are in favor of the project going forward, but they need final numbers before making a commitment.
