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Council hears changes to street‑lighting approach and scheduling for major intersections
Summary
Staff proposed removing city‑owned decorative street lighting from most reconstruction projects in 2026, keeping it selectively for gateway corridors such as Bowen Street, and described timing coordination with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the Oshkosh–Sawyer intersection.
At an Oct. 15 workshop, City of Oshkosh staff told councilmembers they intend to remove city‑owned decorative street lighting from most street reconstruction projects in 2026 and instead rely on utility‑owned cobra‑head lighting where poles are owned by utilities such as Wisconsin Public Service and AT&T. Staff said the change is intended to reduce capital costs and focus city‑owned lighting on select corridors and gateways—Bowen…
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