After realizing the advantages of having more illumination on Main Street in downtown Knox, city officials have decided to purchase more LED lights for other spots around town.
When city council members met last week, Mayor Dennis Estok said an additional six lights will be purchased for Lake Street and suggested purchasing three lights for the community center parking lot. The mayor mentioned that each light and globe costs approximately $250, meaning that nine more bulbs and globes would be around $2,250.
Council members came to the conclusion that lighting in the parking lot is not really a priority right now, so they opted out of getting an extra three bulbs for that area.
Council President Don Kring asked if the older bulbs are being saved in case they ever need to replace a broken light. The mayor said that since all removed bulbs were still in working order, they were kept as back-ups and could be utilized as replacements in the future.
No official action was taken but members were in agreement that the additional lighting on Lake Street is needed. The mayor said he would move forward with ordering the lights and work on scheduling a time for them to be installed.
