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Town owns street lights and can remotely dim or reprogram them; committee hears about reserve for maintenance
Summary
The committee discussed the town’s purchase of its street lights from CMP, the 10‑year payback schedule and the town’s ability to control wattage and timers remotely; members asked about remaining warranty, replacement schedule and whether eliminating some lights makes sense.
Staff explained the town purchased its street lights from CMP and now owns and maintains them. “All the street lights belong to us,” the manager said, and the committee heard the town is amortizing the purchase over a 10‑year payback schedule (the manager referenced a financing schedule that runs through about 2029–2030). The committee also heard that the town can remotely manage the lights: Chris (facilities/street‑light staff) said, “I have a computer program where I can go in and shut the lights off. I can put them on timers, and I can change the wattage.”
Members asked about warranties and lifespan; staff said there was a 10‑year purchase arrangement and some lights remain under warranty. Committee members suggested evaluating whether to remove some lights in low‑use locations after the new lighting rollout, and one member asked staff to inspect long‑out‑of‑service poles (the manager committed to checking a damaged light reported by a resident). The discussion also touched on dark‑sky considerations, insect impacts and the 2019 project that moved the town to LED fixtures and a third‑party purchase/maintenance structure; staff said the purchase was financed over 10 years at a low interest rate.
No formal policy action was taken. Staff will review remaining warranties, replacement lifespans and whether any lights should be removed or reprogrammed.
