Vote a winning sign

ALL the signs point to a win for High Street traders after Casey Council voted to allow advertising frames to be displayed outside the busy Cranbourne shopping strip.
The decision, made at Tuesday night’s council meeting, comes in the face of an order from council officers two months ago that demanded all traders remove their advertising signs.
That order was loudly protested against, with several High Street shop owners saying the signs were a vital part of their business operations.
Woops A Daisy Florist owner Pauline Cargill was delighted with the decision and said her advertising sign was a great way for customers to know the shop was open.
“We’ve had the sign out the front for 11 years and it’s great news that we can still keep it out there,” Ms Cargill said.
Casey mayor Kevin Bradford said the recommendation regarding the signs was passed without any objection from councillors.
“The council in consultation with Casey traders will revisit the planning proposal some time in the future and decide on permanent guidelines,” Cr Bradford said.
Issues such as the visual and uniform look of the signs and any safety risk posed to shoppers will be addressed when the two parties come together again.
Cr Bradford said Berwick High Street traders and the council had come to an agreement on advertising signs and as a result the shopping strip looked very impressive.