River Ridge CDD declines additional spending after stop-sign lighting experiment fails

Apr 28, 2026

After AV-Tech declined to modify stop signs because a brightness-control experiment failed, the board chose not to purchase timed signs and left the four stop signs as installed; staff reported the four-sign cost was $9,280 ($2,320 per sign).

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The board considered whether to change signage at the Torrey Pines/Island Sound intersection after AV-Tech declined to modify stop signs when an experiment to control the brightness of the lights proved unsuccessful. Shane Willis presented AV-Tech’s email and reported "the experiment to control the brightness of the lights was unsuccessful; therefore, they are not willing to modify the stop signs." He told the board the overall cost for four stop signs was $9,280, or $2,320 per sign, as shown in the Unaudited Financial Statements.

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