Digital Sign on Agenda
Board to consider a new digital sign at upcoming meeting
Imagine driving into Los Lagos Vistas and seeing upcoming events, important reminders, and community news at a glance. At the Oct. 15 board meeting, the HOA will consider a plan for a digital sign near the community entrance—an update designed to make communication more timely, visible, and engaging for everyone.
Why Consider a Digital Sign?
A digital sign could give the community a flexible, eye-catching way to share information through graphics and text. Authorized users could post quick updates, promote neighborhood events, and help ensure residents do not miss important announcements, such as emergency water shutdowns.
The idea supports several priorities in the community’s strategic plan:
Strategic Objective 2: Enhance efficiencies and improve quality of life.
Strategic Objective 3: Improve communication, promote community, increase operational transparency, and encourage homeowner participation.
Strategic Objective 5: Build community and support well-being.
The sign must do more than attract attention. It should be bright and easy to read, capable of displaying both graphics and text, dependable in extreme weather, simple to operate, straightforward to install, affordable, durable, and protected against theft.
One of the proposed vendors is TV Liquidators, a U.S.-based company with more than 14 years in business. The company reports delivering more than 100,000 signs and supplying more than 1,000 sign companies. It also offers free shipping, free crating and direct delivery, and support.
The TV Liquidators option is the most expensive, about $4.300 for a 53- by 78-inch screen designed for temperatures up to 140 degrees. It has a three-year warranty and an expected 10-year life. Other signs have been suggested that are about $2,000 but may not have the weather resistance or screen quality.
The signs will support graphics, video, and text.
Part of the Board discussion will be getting total cost, including installing, mounting, and ensuring power. The location is targeted for the south, right-hand wall as residents enter, just beyond the Montana Vista pool entrance.
Clear procedures would be established before the sign goes into operation. These would define who has access, how content is created and approved, and how updates are managed. The Board of Directors would remain the ultimate authority and arbiter for sign content and operations.
As envisioned now, the Social Committee would fund the project because it has funds that may be subject to taxation if not spent and because the number of major LLV projects is requiring the Board to closely manage budgets and finances.
Join the Conversation
The upcoming board discussion is an opportunity to consider whether this proposal offers the right balance of visibility, reliability, cost, security, and community value. Residents are encouraged to attend the Board meeting to express opinions on the project. One Board member strongly opposes the sign because of cost and questioning the need for the device. One Board member strongly favors the sign as a way to improve communications for those who don’t see the HOA emails or website.
