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New "Welcome To Immokalee" Sign Design Coming Soon

WGCU | By Andrea Perdomo
Published September 23, 2020 at 11:52 AM EDT
“Field of Dreams” by Martha Cantu is the winning submission from the United Arts Council public survey. The Immokalee MTSU board approved Cantu's design to grace the town's two "welcome" signs.
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“Field of Dreams” by Martha Cantu is the winning submission from the United Arts Council public survey. The Immokalee MTSU board approved Cantu's design to grace the town's two "welcome" signs.
Current Sign 1st and Eustis
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A new design has been selected to grace the “welcome to Immokalee” signs in Collier County.

About 4,500 people voted for their favorite of three original designs created by local artists.

Laura Burns, executive director of the United Arts Council of Collier County, presented the survey results to the Immokalee Beautification Municipal Service Taxing Unit during a meeting held Wednesday.

“Out of all the surveys the Arts Council has put forward, we have never had such an overwhelming response,” Burns said.

Martha Cantu’s submission “Field of Dreams,” received 61% of the votes, followed by “Little Oasis” by Joe Flores, with 25%. The board approved Cantu’s submission to be used on the signs. [can you include pix of them for the web?]

Burns said the UAC will contact the winning artist and work with her “to make sure that the lettering is correct and the placements are correct on the monuments.”

The MSTU board hopes to have the welcome sign enhancement projects completed Oct. 30.

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Andrea Perdomo is a reporter for WGCU News. She started her career in public radio as an intern for the Miami-based NPR station, WLRN. Andrea graduated from Florida International University, where she was a contributing writer for the student-run newspaper, The Panther Press, and was also a member of the university's Society of Professional Journalists chapter.
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