BREA

The old “Brea welcomes you” sign is on its way back to Birch Street, but not without some changes. It will blend into the new downtown cityscape with bright neon--and a rotating base.

Last week, the City Council gave the green light to city architect Nate Cherry to draft the finishing touches on a plan to position the sign and plant trees around it. Officials expect the plan to be completed in about two years.

Cherry told the council about his vision of a “civic layer” to the downtown, where the welcome sign would greet visitors and the “Good Old Brea” clock would be installed on the west end of the Promenade.