City votes to implement LED street lighting
NORWICH – The City of Norwich Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday night to adopt a policy in support of the municipal conversion of 801 existing street lights to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights through a payment of $32,977.11 to New York State Electric and Gas––an investment that will pay for itself in seven months.
A special joint committees meeting was held immediately before the Common Council meeting to consider sending the resolution to council and it was unanimously approved. The resolution was subsequently passed during the Common Council meeting by a vote of 5-0, with Alderman Ward 5 David Zieno absent.
"I think that this is an excellent opportunity for the City of Norwich, not only to provide a service of better lighting to the constituents in the City of Norwich, but I also think it will save us money in the immediate future and also in the long run," said Alderman Ward 6 Robert Jeffrey after the joint committee sent the resolution to the Common Council.
Alderman Ward 3 John Deierlein asked how long the payback period would be for the conversion. Alderman Ward 1 Matthew Caldwell said, "Seven months. And then it's savings from then on––substantial savings."
Both Caldwell and City of Norwich Mayor Christine Carnrike said the city's Traffic Commission played an implemental role in bringing the opportunity to the Common Council.
"A lot of work was done by the Traffic Commission to bring this to us," said Caldwell. "They've done a great job and they deserve a lot of credit getting us to this point."
Alderman Ward 2 Brian Doliver said, "This is one of those things that has been a long time coming. We've tried other ways to do it and I'm just glad it worked out in getting this done."
The conversion of street lights is expected to bring about energy savings of at least 65 percent and returns on investment. Carnrike called the passing of the resolution "a win for everybody."
In order to pay for the conversion, the resolution authorizes Director of Finance Dee DuFour to transfer $26,765 from the Codes' Personal Services account, and $6,212.11 from the Contingency line, thus accounting for the $32,977.11 needed for the program.
The motion was made by Jeffrey, seconded by Deierlein, and approved by all.
Carnrike is now authorized to sign an agreement to proceed with the NYSEG LED Street Light Conversion Program under the direction of City of Norwich Attorney Steve Natoli.
A special joint committees meeting was held immediately before the Common Council meeting to consider sending the resolution to council and it was unanimously approved. The resolution was subsequently passed during the Common Council meeting by a vote of 5-0, with Alderman Ward 5 David Zieno absent.
"I think that this is an excellent opportunity for the City of Norwich, not only to provide a service of better lighting to the constituents in the City of Norwich, but I also think it will save us money in the immediate future and also in the long run," said Alderman Ward 6 Robert Jeffrey after the joint committee sent the resolution to the Common Council.
Alderman Ward 3 John Deierlein asked how long the payback period would be for the conversion. Alderman Ward 1 Matthew Caldwell said, "Seven months. And then it's savings from then on––substantial savings."
Both Caldwell and City of Norwich Mayor Christine Carnrike said the city's Traffic Commission played an implemental role in bringing the opportunity to the Common Council.
"A lot of work was done by the Traffic Commission to bring this to us," said Caldwell. "They've done a great job and they deserve a lot of credit getting us to this point."
Alderman Ward 2 Brian Doliver said, "This is one of those things that has been a long time coming. We've tried other ways to do it and I'm just glad it worked out in getting this done."
The conversion of street lights is expected to bring about energy savings of at least 65 percent and returns on investment. Carnrike called the passing of the resolution "a win for everybody."
In order to pay for the conversion, the resolution authorizes Director of Finance Dee DuFour to transfer $26,765 from the Codes' Personal Services account, and $6,212.11 from the Contingency line, thus accounting for the $32,977.11 needed for the program.
The motion was made by Jeffrey, seconded by Deierlein, and approved by all.
Carnrike is now authorized to sign an agreement to proceed with the NYSEG LED Street Light Conversion Program under the direction of City of Norwich Attorney Steve Natoli.
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