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Webster Groves commission debates rooftop lighting cost-sharing, maintenance
Summary
Commission members discussed past practice and outstanding questions about cost-sharing for downtown rooftop holiday lighting, landlord participation, and ongoing maintenance at the May meeting; no formal policy change was adopted.
At the May meeting of the Webster Groves Business District Commission, members reviewed outstanding questions about the downtown rooftop lighting program, including who should pay installation costs, how landlords are being contacted and who will be responsible for ongoing maintenance and electricity.
Members said the program’s original plan called for building owners to pay half of installation costs, but the commission covered an initial round when invoicing and collection lagged. One member described the arrangement: “Mara sent a letter out to everybody... Those who wanted to get in…
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