Is This Hudson's Mini Version of the White House Ballroom?

I have no idea if the Hudson Fire Department's new $20,600 double-sided, multi-color, digital sign being installed on the North 7th Street side of the Firestation was paid for with taxpayer dollars or if its purchase was approved by the Common Council, though I can't imagine that it was.  Certainly not in these financially challenging and precarious times.

As far as I can tell, the sign's $20,598.30 price tag did 
not include installation.  It was purchased from a
sign company located in Sarasota, Florida.

The old, unilluminated sign that was recently determined  
to no longer be adequate (or adequately bright), apparently. 
In a residential neighborhood.

But I do know that one side of the station's existing, longtime double-sided digital sign -- the one along North 6th Street that is closer to the Pocketbook Factory and at least one house than it is to the Firestation building itself -- has been broken for at least the past few months and possibly a whole lot longer. 

The broken side

I'm not sure if this sign remains on all night, but it 
does remain on (and flashing) quite late. It hums, too.
  Across the street are the soon-to-be guest room windows 
of the Pocketbook Hotel, yet another unwelcome
addition to the neighborhood.

Did the Hudson Fire Department decide that it needed to take better advantage of all the additional eyeballs of drivers, shoppers, walkers and, especially, tenants of the Depot Lofts that are soon coming to little North 7th Street?  Will the new $20,600 sign attract more volunteers firefighters than the old sign possibly could have, especially in the dark?  Like a whole lot more?

According to the invoice's description of the sign, it has "3 LEDs per pixel."  An online search indicates that a sign with 3 LED's per pixel is "often used when viewing distance is greater than 50 feet."  The 3 LEDs also allow for the red, blue and green colors that constantly change and flash.

Who will be paying for the electricity needed to power the Fire Department's second digital sign all day and at least part of the night 365 days of the year?  Will it be the same people who have been paying to power the other (half broken) one?