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Council hears savings plan for East Village light‑pole rehab and LED fixture replacement
Summary
Councilman Voss introduced a project to rehab light poles and replace luminaires in the East Village; city engineer described a revised scope that retains historic appearance while cutting cost by avoiding full pole replacement.
Councilman Carl Voss brought forward discussion of a lighting upgrade project for the East Village, describing an effort to rehabilitate existing light poles and replace luminaires with LED fixtures at substantially lower cost than the project’s original scope.
Steve Naber, Des Moines city engineer, told the council the original scope called for replacing all 60 existing light poles on East Locust Street. A local…
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