$500K Fix Proposed to Keep Downtown Streets Lights On
Dark streets lasted for days, and now money is being requested to permanently fix the issue.
The streetlights in downtown Waukesha were out for more than a week, and a permanent fix could cost the city $500,000. The Waukesha Police Department found the lights out in downtown at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 6. While power was restored to the majority of the area, these streets were left in the dark until Feb. 15: The city worked with WE Energies to replace a 40-year-old transformer in the area, but it appears that won’t be enough in the future. The Finance Committee will take up a $500,000 emergency funding request to upgrade the lighting system in downtown Waukesha. “The viability of our downtown depends on our citizens feeling safe about walking and driving around the downtown area,” states a city memo. “Citizens must feel safe about parking …
Lynn Vander Meer
4:20 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
The technology exists to use electricity AND solar lighting to illuminate our streets. This will require a capital outlay initially but there is no reason why some enterprising citizen and their small business couldn't make this work and create JOBS. It's something every city needs, and it's already on a lightpole. more ›