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Trustees split on neighborhood streetlights; two requests fail amid concerns about local support and permanence
Summary
The board considered two Consumers Energy streetlight requests (Colchester & Thorncrest; Whitneyville & Lily Ridge). Trustees questioned the number and origin of supporting letters, homeowner costs and permanence; the Colchester motion failed after roll call and the Whitneyville request was not authorized.
Cascade Charter Township trustees considered two separate resident requests to add overhead streetlights under Consumers Energy's standard lighting contract but did not authorize either.
For Colchester Drive and Thorncrest Drive, staff reported roughly a dozen notices sent to nearby homes and said Consumers Energy would charge a $100 authorization fee and about $17 per month per light (roughly $204 annually), with part of that cost…
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