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Old technology -- A reader board sign like this one outside Anderson New Technology High School still serves a function, but a driver's eye is naturally attracted to a large banner stretched across the street and can miss the sign amid other clutter.

Photo by George L. Winship, Editor

Old technology -- A reader board sign like this one outside Anderson New Technology High School still serves a function, but a driver's eye is naturally attracted to a large banner stretched across the street and can miss the sign amid other clutter.

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  • Anderson Public Works maintenance worker James Seabolt attaches the first 40-foot street banner to the pulley mechanism prior to extending it across North Street. The banner, visible on both sides, promotes Anderson Union High School's centennial Sept. 3-5 on one side and the city's downtown demonstration block street fair on the reverse side. Non-profit groups will pay a hanging fee of $150 and can keep their message visible for up to 30 days at a time. Banner specifications and pole reservation forms are available in the Public Works office on the second floor of Anderson City Hall.
  • A pulley system extends the banner across North Street as Public Works Director Jeff Kiser, center below, directs the operation.
  • Finishing up, the banner pole system across North Street in Anderson will allow non-profit groups and service clubs to promote their events for a $150 hanging fee and the cost of creating the banner.
  • Old technology -- A reader board sign like this one outside Anderson New Technology High School still serves a function, but a driver's eye is naturally attracted to a large banner stretched across the street and can miss the sign amid other clutter.

Community Development Block Grant funds paid for a pair of banner poles on either side of North Street in downtown Anderson that will allow non-profit groups and service clubs an opportunity to promote their special events for up to 30 days at a time on a 40-foot long, two-sided banner extended across the 48-foot street.

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