Where They Stand: Streetlight Fee

The city hosts an open house tonight at Waite Park to explain a possible overhaul of the way it installs and replaces streetlights throughout the city. A proposal is being pitched to the City Council that would charge all property owners a monthly fee, likely between $8 and $12 per month. The assessment would generate about $16 million […]

Open house to explain city’s proposed streetlight utility fee

Updated September 20, 2007.
The City Council is considering whether to add a fee to property owners’ utility bills that would pay for installing and replacing streetlights throughout the city on a regular basis.
An open house is scheduled Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Waite Park for Northeast residents to learn about the streetlight proposal.
Currently, a resident who […]