What: resolution 25 on the 2026-09-16 agenda, a request for proposals for maintenance of interstate and overpass lighting for Public Works.
Where it stands: approved with the group of resolutions on 2026-09-16; the city planned to meet the utility the next day.
Open questions: which lights are being handed over, their condition (some dark since the 2020 hurricanes), and whether contractors will take on damaged equipment.
Details
Historically the utility hired a contractor to repair the lights and billed the city; the contractor will now work directly for the city, paid from the existing Public Works budget with no state funding.
Proposals are expected to include an assessment of poles and lights.
Council members suggested the public service committee review it.