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Brighton council approves seven DTE cobra lights for Williamson and Flint Road
Summary
The Brighton City Council approved installation of seven DTE cobra-style streetlights on Williamson and Flint Road, authorizing $38,893.28 and necessary budget amendments after council discussion about inventory, ownership and alternatives.
Councilmember Pettengill moved and Councilmember Gardner seconded a motion to install seven DTE cobra streetlights along Williamson and Flint Road at a cost of $38,893.28 and to adopt any necessary budget amendments; the council approved the motion by voice vote.
Councilmember Pettengill said she would “make a motion to approve the installation of 7 DTE lights on Williamson and Flint Road at a cost of $38,893.28 and all necessary budget amendments.” The motion was seconded by Councilmember Gardner and later approved with no recorded opposition.
The item grew out of resident safety concerns and recent public calls for improved lighting in the area. Councilmember Albert asked whether the city has a systemwide inventory or audit of street and sidewalk lighting so this installation could be judged against a broader plan. Director Gottsch said the city keeps informal records and relies on Police Department reports about outages, and that “we actually own a lot of lot of lights ... I wanna say it's around 500 lights,” while DTE owns the remainder. Gottsch added that the city has an electrician under contract who handles decorative lights, but DTE handles installation and long‑term maintenance for many cobra‑style fixtures.
Gottsch described the practical reasons for choosing DTE cobras for this short section, saying DTE would “put everything in. They're responsible for all the installation, all the repairs, everything,” and that using a single installer reduces mismatched sections of lighting. Council members also noted the work complements recent investments in the area — Manager Gamulka and others referenced the Saddleback Gap project and a TAP grant related to that work — and said the lights serve as a capstone to those improvements.
No formal roll call was recorded for this item in the transcript; the motion passed on a voice vote. The council did not direct staff to prepare a systemwide light audit at that meeting but discussed the potential value of a broader inventory as future work.
The council moved on after the vote.
