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Council delays decision on town-park pedestrian lighting to June for full cost analysis
Summary
Faced with two dissimilar bids — a Duke Energy leased-pole option and a bollard installation bid from a local contractor — the council voted to postpone a decision on lighting the farmhouse/sidewalk area at Town Park and asked staff for a comparative lifecycle cost analysis.
Oak Ridge — The Town Council postponed a vote on proposed pedestrian-scale lighting at the Town Park entrance and sidewalks, asking staff to return in June with a full, apples-to-apples total-cost comparison of the two dissimilar proposals.
Staff presented two options: a local contractor’s proposal (bollard-style fixtures) that would require town ownership of equipment, an upfront capital outlay and the town’s responsibility for maintenance after…
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