Saturday, December 04, 1999
Holiday banner spruce up Monroe streets
BY JANET C. WETZEL
The Cincinnati Enquirer
MONROE — When the city's old Christmas lights twinkled their last twinkle, officials here decided to start a new decorating tradition.
Instead of replacing the nearly 20-year-old lights, 60 holiday banners are being hung from utility poles.
“It had gotten to the point in the past couple of years we had to splice the old lights together,” said City Manager Donald Whitman. “Some just didn't work at all. And it had just gotten to the point we couldn't fix them anymore.”
The blue banners with snowflakes and the city's name will remain up throughout the winter, and be replaced in the spring, Mr. Whitman said.
“After the first of the year, we expect to buy three more designs so we'll be covered for all four seasons,” Mr. Whitman said.
The approximately 6-foot-long holiday banners are being hung along Main Street from Ohio 63 to the post office, East Elm and West Elm streets, and in other sections of downtown.
Monroe is not the only local community using decorative banners.
Springboro has been flying banners on special poles for more than a dozen years. Trenton also has banners.
“Ours are seasonal. Right now they are holiday-related,” said Chris Thompson, Springboro assistant city manager. “In the spring we change them out to a tulip design. And we just purchased some fall banners.”
In Trenton, the banners are part of the traditional holiday lights and decorations, said Lynn Taggart, administrative secretary.
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