
Pollitt Signs and Graphics — Harford County
Programmable Watchfire LED message centers, installed and wired in-house by our own licensed electricians, with permitting handled by our in-house permit department. Serving businesses in Havre de Grace and Harford County since 1947.
As an authorized Watchfire distributor, we provide programmable electronic message centers (EMCs) for businesses, churches, schools, and municipalities. Watchfire displays let you change your message in real time — offers, hours, events, even time, temperature, and weather — using cloud-based Ignite software we train your team to run. Because our licensed electricians are on staff, we wire and hook up every sign ourselves instead of subcontracting the electrical work, and our in-house permit department handles the zoning approvals and brightness or size variances most municipalities require for an EMC. Every display is backed by Watchfire's 5-year parts-and-labor warranty and 10-year parts-availability guarantee.
Located at 718 Girard St, we're part of this community — we've installed channel letters, monument signs, and LED displays for businesses along Washington Street, the waterfront district near Tydings Memorial Park, and the Route 40 commercial corridor for more than 75 years. Businesses from the Tidewater Grille to retailers near the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum and the Susquehanna Museum at Lock House have relied on Pollitt for signage. The town's mix of waterfront tourism, Main Street retail, and highway commercial traffic means signs must perform in very different environments — we design for all of them, and we know which sign types earn approval in each zone.
All electronic & led displays installations in Havre de Grace require sign permits through the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning. As a Harford County sign company with over seven decades of permitting experience, our dedicated permit department handles the application, setback compliance review, and any variance requests. Harford County routes sign permit applications through its Planning and Zoning office, and most standard applications are reviewed within 2–4 weeks of submission. Illuminated signs and any request that exceeds the standard height, size, or setback limits for the property's zoning district typically require a variance hearing before the county's Board of Appeals. You focus on your business; we handle the paperwork.
Havre de Grace's waterfront tourism economy shapes how we approach electronic & led displays here. Waterfront tourist towns often want an EMC for seasonal event and hours updates without it reading as a highway billboard against a historic waterfront backdrop, so we favor smaller cabinets with restrained brightness settings that fit the town's aesthetic expectations.
One shop, every step
From first sketch to final installation, every step happens under our roof with our people. No subcontractors. No handoffs.
Free on-site evaluation. We assess your location, discuss your vision, and recommend the right sign for your business.
Our designers create custom concepts tailored to your brand. You stay involved at every step until the design is right.
Our full-time permit department handles all paperwork and local regulations so you don't have to.
Every sign is built in our Havre de Grace facility by trained sign-builders. No subcontractors.
Our own crews handle every installation. Licensed electricians on staff for illuminated signs.
Maintenance, repair, and refurbishment for the life of your sign. We stand behind our work.
We'll visit your Havre de Grace location, assess your needs, and provide a free, no-obligation estimate.