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Mayor outlines LED streetlight plan: lower lumens in residential areas, more conversions to follow
Summary
Mayor Starr told councilors the city will replace sodium/mercury streetlights with LEDs as bulbs reach end of life, using 5,000-lumen fixtures in residential neighborhoods to reduce glare while using higher-lumen LEDs at intersections and commercial corridors. He said 65 fixtures have been converted so far and 30 of those are 8,000-lumen lights.
Mayor Starr updated the Mount Vernon City Council on Sept. 8 about the city’s streetlight conversion plan, saying the city will replace older sodium and mercury vapor bulbs with LED fixtures as the older lamps fail.
The mayor said the replacement approach will be calibrated by location: residential areas will receive the lowest practical lumen…
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