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Alpharetta council signals support to study permanent power for AlphaLoop lighting; funding to be considered in next budget
Summary
After a work‑session discussion, Alpharetta city staff and council members agreed to pursue adding permanent electrical service for the AlphaLoop 'Lights on the Loop' program to the city capital budget and seek to fund it from parks bond dollars rather than the general fund; staff said permanent installation is more cost‑effective over time than annual temporary power.
Alpharetta officials signaled broad support to include permanent electrical service for the AlphaLoop 'Lights on the Loop' program in the next capital budgeting cycle, but the council took no vote and directed staff to pursue the item through the ordinary budget process.
Public Works Director Austin Lagerbloom told the council that a temporary power installation used this season approaches about 80% of the cost of a permanent hookup and that converting to permanent power would produce cost savings if the lighting program continues year‑to‑year. "There's really no reason to give somebody money to then have them give it to Mirror Electric when we can, as a city,…
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