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Springettsbury to bid $2.2 million park lighting and security upgrade after $1 million grant; board weighs scope
Summary
Township staff described a park lighting and security project that combines LED lighting, underground conduit, 26 network 'traffic' boxes and cameras. The project has a $1 million grant on hand but staff estimate the total project could be $2.2 million (2026 portion) or $3.03 million overall; supervisors expressed support for cameras but raised cost and scope concerns before formal bid approval.
Township staff told supervisors the park lighting and security upgrade is ready to be bid and includes new poles set on concrete piers, underground conduit and duct banks beneath park paths, fiber backbone with network switches in 26 weatherproof traffic boxes, and Cat6 to poles to support lighting circuits and camera installations.
Denny Bukard Horn, who led design work on the project, described degraded poles and corrosion caused when dogs repeatedly urinate on low‑buried pole bases: "they urinate…
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