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Council awards athletic-field lighting contract; state representative presents $5,000 legislative grant
Summary
Warren’s council approved a contract to install athletic-field lighting and accepted a $5,000 legislative grant presented by Representative Speakman; members discussed conduit, power access, and potential match funding for camera integration.
The Warren Town Council on June 30 voted to award the contract for athletic-field lighting and installation to the lowest bidder recorded in the meeting materials as Techline Sports Lighting. The amount recorded in the transcript is formatted as '331,4540' (meeting discussion references a $331,000+ figure); the transcript record’s formatting is ambiguous.
DPW staff told the council five bids were received and that Techline was the lowest bidder and the only firm that guaranteed it could meet the council’s timeline. Council discussion touched on whether the field would use the school’s power or its own supply, and whether conduit from the school to the field would be needed. Staff said the conduit estimate in discussion ranged between $2,700 and $20,000 depending on scope and that any eligible conduit or trenching costs could potentially count toward the grant match.
Representative Speakman appeared after the award to present a $5,000 legislative grant toward the lighting project. "This will be very helpful," the representative said, and council members thanked him and the staff who helped secure legislative funding.
Council members also raised that the lights will include Wi-Fi capability and asked whether police would be able to tie security cameras into new lines; staff said they would meet with the school superintendent to clarify conduit routing and camera integration. The contract award was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The council did not set a construction start date in the meeting record; staff were asked to follow up with scheduling, conduit estimates and clarification on how grant-match funds might be applied.
