STREETLIGHTS

The City owns more than 21,000 streetlights and each year we add about 250 lights as new streets are built. In order to repair and maintain the streetlight according to City Standards, we use a trained and certified contractor to install and maintain the streetlight system. The contractor has a three-day turnaround for lamp repair and five days for underground repairs.

In order to keep costs (and taxes!) down, the City currently utilizes high pressure sodium lamps.  These lamps give off a yellow light.  Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps are currently being developed and as soon as they become commercially available we will evaluate switching to LEDs, as they give off a whiter light and consume much less electricity.

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