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Commission discusses Alma parking-lot lighting, Ameren pole and funding questions
Summary
Commission reviewed proposals to add fixtures to improve lighting in the Alma public parking lots, heard a business-owner complaint about an out light on an Ameren pole, and was told a lighting installation would require bids and likely a budget amendment.
Commission members discussed options for improving lighting in the Alma public parking lots, possible costs, ownership of a privately funded Ameren light, and who would pay for rooftop and pole-mounted fixtures. The item matters because lighting affects public safety, business district equity and budgets: staff said adding fixtures will go to bid, likely require council approval for a budget amendment, and raised questions about which parties — building owners, the business district commission or the city — are responsible for ongoing costs. A staff member described a proposed…
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