BELLEAIR BEACH â There will be no informational sign of any type at City Hall, at least for now. The City Council decided at its March 1 meeting to reject a bid of $55,000 to construct an electronic sign.
City Manager Lynn Rives recommended the bid be turned down, saying it was far higher than an expected cost of around $35,000. The cityâs Communications Committee had reported that estimate for an electronic sign was actually less than the $40,000 cost for a sign like the one that stood previously at City Hall, which had no digital features. That sign was damaged in a recent storm and could not be repaired, Rives said.