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Consultant recommends LED retrofit, conduit and pole inspections for Carroll County recreation complex; estimated $2.25 million project
Summary
A consultant from Southern A and E recommended replacing field lighting and associated infrastructure with LED systems, adding conduit via directional boring, inspecting concrete poles (line-item $35,000) and considering a phased, per-service replacement; total project budget estimated at about $2.25 million including contractor overhead.
Thad Ferguson, Carroll County recreation director, introduced a lighting and electrical assessment for the county recreation complex and asked Jason of Southern A and E to summarize recommendations. Jason said the county’s oldest lighting systems date to about 1998 and that later systems (circa 2002–2008) are approaching the end of their useful life.
The consultant recommended replacing both fixtures and underlying electrical infrastructure at the same time and converting to an LED sports-lighting system to reduce power draw, lower glare at property lines and simplify future maintenance. Jason said that existing…
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