I wanted to create a logo that reflects an old fashioned village sign (complete with wooden texture), that is memorable and eye catching. I also wanted to make it be instantly recognizable with your specific village, which is why I included your famous barn. Here is what I came up with. The shape is all set to be made into a full-scale sign, and the design is clean enough to work on smaller scales as well (on building signage, or even apparel, merchandise, etc.)
#1 is the strongest, we'd like to see more "historic" typography. we personally don't like the script treatment of "city of peace" that they are currently using - that was a part we were looking to change. we were hopiing to make it feel like shaker ephemera (the old signs) the barn reference is strong (and correct) we'd be very interested to see more, thanks