CAMARILLO SPIFFS UP SIGNS TO SERVE EXPANDING CITY.Byline: Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Coit Daily News Staff Writer Once a rural burgh BURGH. A borough; (q. v.) a castle or town. , Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. has grown so that city streets are getting larger signs featuring a logo and block numbers to both dress up the city and help residents get around. By the year 2000, the city's goal is to have all older, plain green and white street name signs replaced with larger, reflective Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD. signs. ``It's an issue of attractiveness. If you look at the two, it's a better sign,'' said John Elwell, the city's community services director. The newer street name signs have larger lettering bordered by block numbers and the official city of Camarillo logo. Block numbers are an important addition in a city that has grown from a population of 10,600 when Camarillo was incorporated in 1964 to nearly 60,000 at present. ``I think it's crucial for anybody coming into town trying to find some place,'' said Councilman Stan STAN Stanchion STAN Stärke- und Ausrüstungsnachweis (German) Stan Standard Man (human patient simulator) STAN SEMCIP Technical Assistance Network STAN System Trace Audit Number STAN Star Trek Area Network Daily, who was elected to the first city council. ``We're getting to be a larger city now.'' As a member of the council committee that designed the city logo more than 20 years ago, Daily said finding room for the circular emblem on the newer street name signs reflects community pride. The logo features the city's namesake name·sake n. One that is named after another. [From the phrase for the name's sake.] namesake Noun , Adolfo Camarillo, on horseback on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. See also: Horseback , with the phrase - ``The people are the city'' - printed in Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. on the logo's border. ``We're doing things to keep the community dressed up,'' Elwell noted. ``The signs, with the logo and the numbers on them, (are) really part of giving the city a sharper image.'' Since 1991, street maintenance crews have been installing the larger, reflective signs on new streets within Camarillo's burgeoning subdivisions. The newer signs also have been used to replace damaged signs. Elwell said about 350 have been installed. The City Council this month decided to accelerate the street name sign program. ``Before, it was pretty much on a replacement basis,'' Daily said. ``A lot of people would say, `I like the new sign. When are we going to get one on our street?' '' The council approved a four-year plan to replace the 750 older street name signs remaining throughout Camarillo. The council approved spending an estimated $67,500 to purchase and install the newer signs. Residents will not miss the older, plain signs, Daily said. ``Block numbers was one of the prime factors, and visibility,'' he said. ``The new signs can be seen much more at night. The old ones, you had to get out with a flashlight to look at them.'' |
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