BASALT — Basalt officials have selected a monument sign and art piece that will be placed at the main entrance to the town and, it is hoped, draw visitors off Colorado Highway 82.
Basalt designer Nick Aceto won a juried competition that attracted seven entries. He was awarded $2,500 for his efforts, and the Town Council approved a $25,000 budget to build and install the sign. It will be erected in the roundabout at Basalt Avenue, near the Basalt convenience store and gas station.
Aceto’s design prominently features basalt rock, from which the town gets its name. Columnar basalt tiles run the length of much of the sign, which is about 12 feet high and 8 feet wide. “Basalt” dominates the stainless-steel sign panel in a simple “Rockwell” typeface.
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