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Public commenters urge city to take over holiday decorations and fix unsafe water-tower wiring

Lebanon City Council Committees · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Volunteers told the committee they will transfer holiday decorations to city custody and warned of exposed wiring on the downtown water tower; an electrician estimated about $3,500 to replace the fuse box with a breaker and secure the site. The committee agreed to place the item on next week's agenda.

A group of long-time volunteers told the Lebanon committee on Jan. 20 that they are retiring from maintaining the town square and mini-park holiday decorations and plan to move stored items from the carriage house to the old firehouse, asking the city to accept responsibility.

"We realized that we're all getting up their age ... it's too much for us to take care of," the speaker said, describing plans to…

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