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Council discusses parks, ballfield lighting and street sales-tax fund allocations
Summary
Staff and council reviewed parks electricity increases tied to more field usage, discussed using community enhancement funds for street/solar lighting, and clarified that street sales tax is held in a special fund for repairs (not new construction).
Council members questioned a proposed increase in parks electricity (about $9,000) while rental income from ball fields was listed at about $4,000; staff said increased use of fields in the current year explains higher electric costs and that some fixtures are already LED while field lighting remains energy-intensive.
Staff also explained the street sales tax fund: a portion of monthly sales-tax receipts is set aside (12.5% to the EDC and 12.5% to the street sales-tax fund) and can only be used for street repairs and maintenance, not for building new streets. A parks/streets supervisor identified as Max asked for modest increases to maintenance funds for aging heavy equipment and noted requests for new mowers were not yet in the capital outlay spreadsheet.
