North Judson officials are planning ahead to make sure they’ll be able to line Highway 10 with lighted decorations when the holiday season rolls around.
During his report at the second meeting of the month, Interim Town Superintendent Randy Schwartz informed town council members that NIPSCO has been replacing poles along SR 10. He explained that when they replace the poles, the do not replace the outlets.
Council President John Rowe mentioned that while this may not pose an immediate issue, it will present a problem when it comes time to decorate for the holidays.
Rowe said, “We’ve identified that we have a problem, right? The problem is we put Christmas lights down through here, it doesn’t matter if you do it, I do it, she does it or some company does, we have a problem because we don’t have power.”
Schwartz said a certified electrician will likely need to be hired in order to do the installation. He told Rowe he will check into exactly how many poles will need the outlets and noted that he will do some research to see who they could get to do the work.
