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Bluff City budget workshop targets highway and streets staffing, equipment and LED streetlight study
Summary
Councilmembers examined staffing levels and job requirements for public works, debated CDL requirements for hires, reviewed equipment and vehicle requests, and raised an idea to replace high-pressure sodium streetlights with LEDs to cut energy costs.
Bluff City officials spent substantial time on the highways and streets budget, focusing on staffing, vehicle and equipment needs, and a proposal to evaluate LED streetlight conversion for long-term energy savings.
Staff and elected members discussed filling a vacancy left when “Trey Smith” left public works and recommended hiring an experienced replacement. They talked through proposed salaries, health insurance figures, and an additional staffing slot; the budget included funding for an extra full-year position but noted the money would not be spent…
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