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Committee presses DOT on streetlight upgrades and lack of LED inventory amid $21.9M program
Summary
Councilmembers pressed the Department of Transportation on Oct. 29 over why the city appears to have no LED streetlight inventory despite a roughly $21.9 million streetlighting appropriation.
City Councilmembers at the Oct. 29 Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing pressed the Baltimore City Department of Transportation for details about a citywide streetlighting upgrade and whether DOT currently has LED fixtures in inventory, citing constituent concerns about long-unfinished lighting replacements.
Councilman Isaac Schleifer (Fifth District) led the questioning, saying a walkthrough in his district found “zero available LED lights” for upgrades despite prior promises to replace all city streetlights with LED fixtures. Schleifer asked DOT to explain how roughly $21.9 million budgeted for streetlighting is allocated and why inventory has reportedly been unavailable for more than a year.
Why it matters: Streetlighting affects pedestrian safety, public perception of neighborhood upkeep and long-term energy costs. Council members said slow or inconsistent upgrades are a recurring constituent complaint.
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