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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
City to address problems with street lights
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The City of Weyburn is looking at some different options to address the problems with street lights in the downtown area. The issues around the street lighting was investigated in 2012 by Industrial Election, and the City was told the underground power supply to the city-owned downtown street lights was not a reliable source of power. An overhead power source was installed as a temporary solution until the underground power source could be repaired, and the overhead lines are now in poor condition, which has resulted in several downtown street lights not working. A meeting was held with SaskPower representatives, and two options were presented, one where SaskPower owns the infrastructure, and the other where the City of Weyburn owns it. If SaskPower owns the infrastructure, they would complete a design and cost estimate to replace the power supply, they would do the installation and then would bill the City a flat monthly rate for power per street light. If the City retains ownership of the infrastructure, a third-party engineer would provide a design, and the City would pay for the entire cost of the project, and would own the infrastructure. SaskPower would provide a metering point and would bill the City for power usage. The power supply repair would require cutting asphalt and sidewalks to install the new power supply and conduit. SaskPower indicated that boring is not an option due to unknown underground infrastructure. A conduit would be installed alongside the underground power source to allow for ease of repair in future years. Assistant engineer Laura Delanoy said if the first option was selected, the City would be limited to selecting SaskPower’s current standard fixtures, and they will not offer LED street lights or LED decorative street lights, but LED may be available by the spring of 2018. City manager Roy Hardy suggested there might be a need to consult with downtown business owners before choosing which option to go forward with. “LED lights are in use in other cities in Saskatchewan, but if we want to contribute to a more efficient form of lights, this is something council can look at.” “We’ve been looking at this question for as long as I’ve been on council,” said Coun. Winston Bailey. “Have we investigated what is out there to enhance the lights, and what that would cost?” “We’re not in the process of developing any costs. We’d have to be looking at the scope of the project to do that,” said Hardy, noting this could be his next step in this project. Coun. Jeff Richards said if the lights throughout the downtown area are being looked at, then they will want to have a discussion with the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce about which option would work best. Hardy indicated the administration will look further into the options for street lighting.
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