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Downey council authorizes citywide streetlight master plan, drops petition requirement
Summary
Council directed staff to prepare a citywide streetlight master plan and to stop using the petition process as the primary basis for installing lights. Staff reported about 1,100 missing lights at roughly $9,000 each and proposed a $500,000 annual local‑return budget; council adjusted prioritization to emphasize safety and sidewalks and asked for a July return with a 20‑year program.
The Downey City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to prepare a citywide streetlight master plan that inventories missing fixtures, scores candidate locations and produces a phased capital plan. Council also removed the petition process as the primary installation trigger and asked staff to return in July with a prioritized 20‑year implementation plan and first‑year projects.
Public Works Director Matt Bombgardner told the council that staff’s preliminary inventory identified roughly 1,100 locations lacking streetlights and estimated an average installation cost of about $9,000 per (solar)…
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