Rancho Cucamonga to replace faded banners
Worn and faded banners along Haven Avenue that honor armed-forces personnel will soon be replaced, and military families won't have to pick up the tab.
The City Council recently approved new designs for the banner program that honors service personnel who are Rancho Cucamonga residents or have family members who are.
The program, bolstered by the help of an anonymous donor, will also no longer seek funds from military families.
The City Council recently approved new designs for the banner program that honors service personnel who are Rancho Cucamonga residents or have family members who are.
The program, bolstered by the help of an anonymous donor, will also no longer seek funds from military families.
The city had charged military families $155 for a banner, but offered to seek donations if a family couldn't afford it.
This drew the ire of residents such as Jim Moffatt, who pushed for the city to foot the entire bill. The city funds a portion of the program by providing banner hardware.
"I'm a little apprehensive that the city is not paying, but I'm happy parents don't have to pay," Moffatt said.
The new banners will incorporate the photo of the service personnel over a white background.
An American flag backdrop was changed because the marketing subcommittee -- consisting of council members Rex Gutierrez and Diane Williams -- thought the lettering did not stand out.
The first set of new banners will be installed next month.
The changes in the program will set a precedent to similar banner initiatives in neighboring cities, said Jim Frost, a war veteran and the city's treasurer.
"I would agree with the council that it's not appropriate to use public funds for this," Frost said. "There's so much pressure for funding, it's certainly appropriate to have an outside donor."
The military banners were initially installed in 2005.
For more information about the banner program, call the redevelopment agency at (909) 477-2700.
wendy.leung@inlandnewspapers.com
This drew the ire of residents such as Jim Moffatt, who pushed for the city to foot the entire bill. The city funds a portion of the program by providing banner hardware.
"I'm a little apprehensive that the city is not paying, but I'm happy parents don't have to pay," Moffatt said.
The new banners will incorporate the photo of the service personnel over a white background.
An American flag backdrop was changed because the marketing subcommittee -- consisting of council members Rex Gutierrez and Diane Williams -- thought the lettering did not stand out.
The first set of new banners will be installed next month.
The changes in the program will set a precedent to similar banner initiatives in neighboring cities, said Jim Frost, a war veteran and the city's treasurer.
"I would agree with the council that it's not appropriate to use public funds for this," Frost said. "There's so much pressure for funding, it's certainly appropriate to have an outside donor."
The military banners were initially installed in 2005.
For more information about the banner program, call the redevelopment agency at (909) 477-2700.
wendy.leung@inlandnewspapers.com
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