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Council approves downtown lighting study, defers north‑of‑tracks analysis

5597119 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a contract to analyze downtown street‑lighting needs (roughly half of a $58,009.20 proposal) and deferred the north‑of‑tracks portion until staff and council weigh urban‑renewal and in‑house options.

Caldwell City Councilors on Aug. 18 approved a professional services engagement for a photometric lighting analysis of downtown — but declined at this meeting to authorize the matching analysis for the area north of the railroad tracks.

Public‑works staff proposed a two‑area study: (1) downtown (south of the tracks, roughly between 5th and 10th streets) and (2) the area north of the tracks…

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