Salina Considers LED Lighting For Downtown
Associated Press - Wed 06:47 AM 12/05/2012
Commissioners said this week that they liked the $3.1 million proposal by Johnson Controls to replace 347 outdated lights downtown with LED lights.
Salina city commissioners are considering a $3.1 million proposal to upgrade lighting downtown.
Commissioners said this week that they liked the $3.1 million proposal by Johnson Controls to replace 347 outdated lights downtown with LED lights.
If approved, the lights would be installed by Nov. 23, 2013.
Johnson Controls says the current decorative lights, which the city owns, were installed in the 1980s and are outdated. The lights cost the city $6,995 a year to replace and maintain. Johnson Controls says the LED lights are lower maintenance and would eventually save the city money in operation costs. The lights have a 23-year lifespan, and would eventually pay for themselves.
The new lights will occasionally have to be replaced but are expected to be at 70 percent of their original brightness in 23 years.
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Associated Press Information from: The Salina Journal
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renter
Wednesday 5 December 2012 06:55 Report this comment
Why not just put led bulbs in the fixtures we have like all the rest of us do???????
Logical
Wednesday 5 December 2012 07:20 Report this comment
Martinelli's is expanding and I think there have been two additional announcements about new sit down to eat restuarants in the last few weeks - and did I hear something about a bakery? This is a good idea. Fewer light poles = same or more light with more energy efficiency.
OILMANTOM
Wednesday 5 December 2012 07:27 Report this comment
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY RENTER!!!!!! LETS SEE DIVIDE $7000.00 INTO $3100000 AND SEE HOW MANY YEARS THAT IS! REPLACE THE BULBS AND USE THE REST OF THE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT! WE HAVE ENOUGH ART CRAP DOWNTOWN AND THE MOUNDS DOWN ON SOUTH 9TH I JUST DON'T GET YOUR PRIORITIES AND YOUR SENSE OF SPENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS CITY OF SALINA!
getumgranny
Wednesday 5 December 2012 09:32 Report this comment
Well if my calculations are correct, I come up with approx 443 YEARS!!! WOW, interesting!! I'm all for just changing the light bulbs, that 3 million could be spent in better places!!!
hometowngirl
Wednesday 5 December 2012 09:40 Report this comment
Why don't they use the money to rebuilt the bridge that they just closed on Greeley St. just by Waters True Value and the Fairgrounds. Oh, but that would make sense.
Indy452
Wednesday 5 December 2012 09:53 Report this comment
But...But...But..."Johnson controls says".....Of course Johnson controls say they will save....They are trying to sell their service/products here.
RitchieStans
Wednesday 5 December 2012 10:07 Report this comment
It's your fault Salina is spending tax money on stupid B.S. You had the opportunity to choose the city commissioner. All you can do now is find enough people to agree with you and petition it.
renter
Wednesday 5 December 2012 10:44 Report this comment
Look at the river plan it calls for replacing greely bridge with a walk bridge...hmmmmm
Wowza
Wednesday 5 December 2012 11:13 Report this comment
Why should the public always have to do the leg work for idiot people in office who forget what they pledged when they were running? How about making it policy that if spending more than $XXXX, you have to get the public to vote on it. Heck, they could stop by County/City Building and vote there.
BC
Wednesday 5 December 2012 11:13 Report this comment
Cost of the post/light fixture and labor - I can see it costing that much.
flowr1
Wednesday 5 December 2012 11:27 Report this comment
Why not leave the lights alone and fix the bridge on Greeley... That I would like to see.. Anyone else with me...
MyPostinID
Wednesday 5 December 2012 11:55 Report this comment
I say replace the bridge! Sure would save money for those of us who are forced to drive around it! It would not cost 3 million dollars to replace it, and would help out many people in Salina. Oh I forgot, the people who are making these choices don't care about the people in Salina, they are more concerned with leaning poles and sacks with trees in them that they call "art"
plisken
Wednesday 5 December 2012 15:45 Report this comment
Let's see. . .7K to replace each year. 3.1 million divided by 7000.00 is 442 years. Keep as is! Use the money for something that's 'needed'. Have a nice day!
troy
Wednesday 5 December 2012 19:09 Report this comment
We need to start a petition to force the city council to replace the bridge. If they are able to tear the bridge out and build the little walk bridge it will be one more step towards the river thing which we all voted down a few years ago. This has become such a joke. What is the malfunction here? We voted the river walk down. That should have been the end of the story! For some unbelievable reason they simply cannot let go of their pipe dream. We need to put this fire out once and for all.
lindag
Wednesday 5 December 2012 20:42 Report this comment
Oh boy... I hope you're right. I hope this is the beginning of the river project. That would be great.
Aurora.
Thursday 6 December 2012 00:41 Report this comment
Well look who we have on the commission who will benefit by the lights directly? Oh its good old Barb who just happens to work for the restaurant and then we have good old Aaron who would also benefit directly, This is bs put the money where it is really needed. Someone in the city evidently let poor building of the bridge get by and now they close it to please thise who want the river crap to go through just like those that wanted to spend 400k on that scrap iron on 9th they call art. Either the commission votes to redo the bridge or recall petitions need to be started getting them all off of the commission and then a new commission needs to fire the city manager whose a big jerk getting paid under the table to sway commission votes. Well second throught maybe he is not a jerk because he is padding his bank account.
Aurora.
Thursday 6 December 2012 00:44 Report this comment
One other thing it has been suggusted before to call these commissioners and city manager both at the city county building and their homes at all hours demanding they reopen the road and fix the bridge. Evidently they ignor what people post but they cannot ignor phone calls.
hometowngirl
Thursday 6 December 2012 16:27 Report this comment
Don't think it's going to help any of the jobs here at Philip's in Salina...the LED bulbs are made over in China.