Please correct me if I’m mistaken.  Your front-page article regarding the tsumani evacuation project, (“City rides wave to be tsunami-ready,” Jan. 14 Beacon, page 1) states the 44 signs cost $21,000 for the installation only.  From the picture, it appears the signs are hung with four screws into an existing post.  This would mean each sign costs $477 to install.  This is a shameful display of how we are perpetuating wasteful spending.  In these times of economic crisis and millions suffering around the world (many in our own city), how can anyone approve this cost?  I’m certain they could have found someone at Labor Ready (or the like) willing to install the signs for under $50 each, plus the cost of gas.