County, utility spar over LED streetlight upgrades and who is responsible
Residents complained after LED conversions made by the utility; county staff said it needs the utility's lease/account breakdown to determine ownership and responsibility for adjustments and mitigation; utility representatives said federal rules forced LED conversions and offered to collaborate.
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Residents told the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners that recent LED upgrades to streetlights on county roads are generating intrusive brightness and that the county should resolve the problem. The county's staff said it has not yet received a lease or account breakdown from the utility and cannot conclude whether it owns poles or is leasing them.
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