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Laurel agency schedules March open house on SE 4th Street lighting; engineer's memo finds solar cheaper over five years
Summary
The Laurel Renewal Agency set a March 11 open house for a proposed Special Improvement District to install lighting on SE 4th Street. An engineering memo in the packet shows a five-year cost advantage for solar-powered lights but notes overnight dimming and battery-replacement trade-offs.
The Laurel Renewal Agency has scheduled an open house on March 11, 2026, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Front Porch to review a proposal to install pedestrian street lighting along SE 4th Street and to discuss creating a Special Improvement District (SID) to fund operations and maintenance. The meeting will be available on Zoom, and staff will mail packets to potentially affected landowners.
Forrest Sanderson, the agency's TIF district coordinator, wrote in a notice to property owners that the City of Laurel is proposing to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to cover design, engineering and installation costs while property owners…
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