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Public Works Committee approves restoration of utilitarian streetlight program
Summary
The committee voted to restore the utilitarian streetlight program, citing benefits for hillside neighborhoods and pedestrian safety; the motion passed unanimously among members present (2–0) with one member absent.
The chair of the Public Works Committee moved and the committee approved a motion to restore the utilitarian streetlight program, saying the program has been "very impactful in my district" and has allowed lights on hillside streets and sidewalks that would otherwise remain dark. The motion passed with Council members Hernandez and Padilla voting yes; Council member Hutt was absent.
The chair told the committee the program has been used in neighborhoods including Mount Washington and Glass Hill Park to install utilitarian lights on existing poles, improving street and sidewalk lighting without adding ongoing city costs beyond a Bureau Street Lighting (BSL) liaison role. "The utilitarian streetlight program has allowed me to install these utilitarian lights in some of our hillsides, giving those communities access to, streets that are lit, sidewalks that are lit," the chair said.
Committee members did not request substantive amendments before the vote. The chair framed the restoration as a public-safety and equity measure for neighborhoods with topographic constraints that limit placement of standard streetlights. The committee approved the motion as written and did not direct additional immediate budget changes in the meeting record.
The committee moved on to other items after the vote; the meeting was later adjourned.
