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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

4625.0. "Digital sign at MSO not visible from Maynard side" by IROCZ::MORRISON (Bob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570) Thu May 30 1996 11:52

  I don't know who to contact about the following, so I am posting it here. 
(I don't work at MSO.)
  When they put up the new burgundy Digital sign at MSO about a year ago, they
mounted it too low. When one approaches MSO from Maynard, the view of the sign
is blocked by parked cars in the parking lot. Therefore, someone who is not
familiar with the area could easily miss the entrance road and have to turn
around or, worse, not realize he had missed it until he reached West Concord.
  This is a major public relations gaffe, and whoever is responsible needs to
fix it. The ideal fix would be to mount the sign higher. However, I realize
this may be prohibitively expensive. A less expensive alternative would be to
block off the 2-3 parking spaces that are obstructing the view of the sign.
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4625.1DRDAN::KALIKOWMindSurf the World w/ AltaVista!Thu May 30 1996 12:497
    Probably would be a misuse of BOTH corporate identifiers, but we COULD
    strike a deal with Wendy's and attach the DIGITAL logo...
    
    		...no...
    
    			forget I suggested that... :-)
    
4625.2david copperfieldJULIET::DARNELL_DAThu May 30 1996 15:289
    When they close the building and remove the sign no one will know.
    This bring the question, Was the sign really ever there?
    
    Or
    
    There could be county regulations on sign size and hieght.
    
    David
    
4625.3Been there alreadyPLESIO::SOJDAThu May 30 1996 16:0310
    RE: .0
    
    You are exactly right.  I drove by there a couple of weeks ago and, not
    being familiar with the building or the area, drove right past the
    entrance before I realized by mistake.  I finally caught a glimpse of
    the buildings out of the corner of my eye.  I never did see the
    street sight.
    
    Larry
    
4625.4Have forwarded your suggestion.PONDA::MERRILLThu May 30 1996 17:253
    I've sent a note to the architect, Marty Lehman. Facilities did set
    back the parking barriers for the 3-4 cars nearest the sign to improve
    visibility. Perhaps more is needed.  Dave Merrill
4625.5Spoke with Site ServicesGLRMAI::HICKOXN1KTXFri May 31 1996 11:589
    
       I spoke with Peter Sharon, Site Services Manager today and passed
    on your concern which he was in agreement with.  He is currently
    reviewing the available options, such as setting the parking barriers
    back as was mentioned in the previous reply (they got moved by snow
    removal equipment this winter).  Since MSO1 is filling up fast it would
    be difficult to eliminate or alter too many more parking slots.
    
    	Mark
4625.6I hope this is not a town issueIROCZ::MORRISONBob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570Fri May 31 1996 12:047
>    There could be county regulations on sign size and hieght.

  In New England, counties don't have control over this (or over much of any-
thing else); cities and towns do. I don't think the sign height is due to
regulations, because the old sign was much higher. If Digital did have to set
the sign lower due to new town regulations, the town should reconsider these
regs.
4625.7Dave and BobSMURF::RIOPELLEFri May 31 1996 15:3010
    
    
    re .1 Dave said he'd only do that if Bob would do a national spot.
          with him.
    
     .. forget I said that.. It's friday, and I think it's funny
    to say " To get to our corporate office you need to take a turn
    at Wendy's " :-)
    
    
4625.8DRDAN::KALIKOWMindSurf the World w/ AltaVista!Fri May 31 1996 15:3313
    Yep, especially since MSO2 missed being outside of Maynard by "that
    much," as Don Martin would have said.  I, for one, think it's cool that
    we can still say we're based in Maynard.  What I'm implying is that if
    there ARE zoning regs that need bending, then I'd hope that our long
    (though slightly bespeckled) history in Maynard Massachusetts USA would
    give us a bit of leverage.  Not to mention the property taxes we must
    still, though MLOlessly, be paying...
    
    Anhyoo, as I said in .1, the Wendy's sign is hard to miss, so unless
    the zoning regs allow fastfood resto signs to be higher/more garish
    than Fortune N companies', we should have some vertical leeway there as
    well.                                
    
4625.9Sorry about that ChiefBABAGI::LYSETHKevin Lyseth 237-3318Tue Jun 04 1996 11:205
  >>  Yep, especially since MSO2 missed being outside of Maynard by "that
  >>  much," as Don Martin would have said.
    
    
    	ummmm... Don Adams?
4625.10(-: Would you believe... :-)DRDAN::KALIKOWMindSurf the World w/ AltaVista!Tue Jun 04 1996 14:126
    .9> ummmm... Don Adams?
    
    ... you're RIGHT!!
    
    Dan$banished_to_the_cone_of_silence
    
4625.11PCBUOA::KRATZWed Jun 05 1996 10:232
    As punishment, walk back and forth between HLO1 and HLO2 humming
    the theme to Get Smart.
4625.12Don't blame the TownICS::IGNACHUCKNative MaynardianWed Jun 05 1996 15:068
    There are no Town of Maynard sign by-laws that would have applied
    to the Digital Corporate Sign on Powder Mill Road.  As a matter of
    fact, there are no Town of Maynard business/commercial sign by-laws 
    at all......
    
    Frank
    Town of Maynard
    Selectman
4625.13sign ?ADOV01::pink.ado.dec.com::mayfieldrob... welcome to the machine ...Thu Jun 06 1996 04:361