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Pittsburg approves streetlight improvement plan, budgets roughly $99,900 annually for phased rollout
Summary
The commission approved a staff plan to increase lumens where possible, add fixtures to 182 locations with nearby poles and install poles and lights at 140 locations; staff said the police department surveyed roughly 460 sites and identified correlations between low lighting and property‑crime hotspots; commissioners discussed whether to fund the program from the general fund or public safety sales tax.
City staff presented a streetlight improvement package on Nov. 12 that recommends three actions: (1) increase lumens on existing streetlights where feasible; (2) add additional lighting to approximately 182 locations where existing poles are nearby; and (3) install a new pole and light fixture at about 140 additional locations. Staff estimated the…
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