Foley, Ala. — (OBA) — Foley’s downtown Arts and Entertainment District is getting a visible upgrade. The Foley City Council has approved new pre-printed thermal markers to replace the old stenciled sidewalk signs. The markers will indicate where the district’s boundaries begin and end. City leaders say the change signals how far downtown Foley has come.
The original stencils were painted on the sidewalks when the district was first created. Mayor Ralph Hellmich explained that those signs were always intended to be temporary. The city wanted to wait and see whether the district would succeed before spending money on something more permanent.
“When the downtown Arts and Entertainment District was created, we put it on the probationary period,” Hellmich said. “They did not want to invest in expensive signs if the entertainment district wasn’t going to last. Now we know that it will. It’s been well received by everybody. We need to make these more permanent. It will look better and be much more visible.”
The new markers are made of a non-slip material. They feature blue and yellow colors designed to stand out on sidewalks. Darrelyn Dunmore, executive director of Foley Main Street, said the markers will serve as a more recognizable symbol for the district than the stenciled signs ever were…