It's a "W," and it stands for Westmoreland County.
And it's part of a new, $1,500 red-and-brown tile design installed on the floor in the lobby of the courthouse in Greensburg. The new tiles replaced buckled tile that for months had been surrounded by yellow police evidence tape.
"It's just temporary until the floor is replaced next year," said county engineer Mel Wohlgemuth.
Workers from J & D Floors of Greensburg put in the new floor and logo.
It's been there for a week, but many courthouse workers said they still hadn't figured what the logo means. County Commissioner Tom Ceraso quipped that the logo stands for Wohlgemuth's initials.
Commissioners knew the tile was to be replaced. They just didn't know that the plain brown tile would be upgraded to the fancy design.
"It's just a temporary fix with some flair," Ceraso said.
That flair may be short-lived.
The original tile buckled because of problems with the underlying concrete, which was laid more than three decades ago. The recent repairs did nothing to fix the concrete.
"We had to have it fixed. How they fixed it, you could debate," said Commissioner Tom Balya.
Plans call for all of the lobby's tile to be pulled up, possibly next year, so that the concrete can be repaired.
Officials estimate the project could cost about $30,000.
The W logo will be gone — but not forgotten.
Wohlgemuth said early plans call for another logo to be embedded in the new tile floor.
"It won't be the county seal. That's too complicated," Wohlgemuth said. The shield design includes an eagle, a ship and several other detailed symbols.
"We need to get some color into that floor," Wohlgemuth said.
