The North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department has plans to revamp the fire station’s look with a sign replacement project in the works.
Fire Chief Joe Leszek has been discussing the project with town officials as he sought out three viable quotes. When members met for their first meeting of the month, Leszek provided them with the final figures.
A quote from Premiere Signs out of Goshen came in at $9,181.88. A second quote from Steindler Signs out of Wanatah was about $11,480 and the final quote he received from Simko signs out of Valparaiso was for approximately $15,900.
Leszek recommended going with the lowest quote from Premiere. He noted that the Fire Department has $3,500 set aside for this project so moving forward would require a $5,681 contribution from the town.
Chief Leszek went on to share what the cost would cover, noting that it will include the company redoing the street sign as well as the signs on the front and the parking lot side of the firehouse.
“That will be them coming and doing all the work, all the electrical work, and that’s also figuring in for permits if they need to get them through the town.” He continued, “They’ll also be doing the street sign with new panels and converting that to LEDs and putting a base cover over the bottom of it to dress it up.”
He added that while the composite lettering on the building will not be backlit, a portion of the new design will be.
He said “We’ll have the Maltese Cross with our emblem in it, that will be backlit so the box with the Maltese Cross will be back lit on each side of the firehouse.”
Members unanimously approved Leszek’s recommendation to go with Premiere for the project as well as the town’s financial commitment.
