The conceptual drawing of a North Main Street gateway sign that is being proposed to be installed next year. Submitted photo

A gateway sign encompassing characteristics the Pearl City is known for is being proposed at the city line on North Main Street.

The city Planning Commission heard a presentation this week from Bob Nordin, CPL architect; Kevin Sixbey, Rotary Club of Jamestown president; and Mike Roberts, Rotary Club of Jamestown member, about the proposed sign. Nordin said the Jamestown Rotary Club has been working on installing the sign for two years. He said the concept for the sign will include items from Jamestown such as steel trusses that used to be part of a bridge, logs from the Third Street “Cathedral Oak Trees” that were cut down last year and bricks from a city street.

Sixbey said the Rotary Club took on the project as part of its “Centennial Project,” with the club celebrating its 100th anniversary in Jamestown in 2020.

“This was an ideal centennial project for us,” he said.

Roberts said rotary officials have not yet received a cost estimate for the sign. He said the club will fund at least $10,000 toward the project, with hopes that it will leverage additional funds from foundations and in-kind services from local businesses.

“We will use our contacts for what is a community project,” he said.

Jeff Lehmen, city public works director, said the project wouldn’t be possible without Gary Lind, who has donated property and agreed to an easement with the city for the sign’s location.

In April, the Jamestown City Council approved entering into an easement agreement with Lynn Development, located at 1351 N. Main St., for a 30-foot by 30-foot area of land for the entrance sign.

The commission approved recommending the sign design to the council, who has final approval.