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Board approves LED replacement for Amite High baseball lights; $170,000 option requires court approval
Summary
After weighing a $75,000 repair versus a $170,000 full LED replacement, the board voted to replace Amite High School’s baseball field lights with LEDs, noting energy savings and that the higher-cost option will require court approval.
The board voted to replace the Amite High School baseball field lighting with LED fixtures, choosing the higher-cost option despite a lower-cost repair alternative.
Administration presented two bids: an immediate repair and readjustment of existing fixtures (about $75,000) and a full LED replacement (about $170,000) that would require court approval before proceeding. Supporters of the LED option cited long-term energy savings and the age of existing fixtures (noted at roughly 40 years), while others cautioned that court approval was needed for the replacement option. "The LED we want the LED light. To replace all," a board member said when indicating support for the upgrade. The board voted to approve replacement using Mark's Electric and to proceed with required court-notice steps where necessary.
Staff said the LED option would reduce future electricity costs and that plaintiffs had already been noticed; the district will seek court approval where required prior to executing work.
