Government & Politics
Selectmen Approve $408K to Buy 843 Street Light Fixtures from Eversource
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The Darien Board of Selectmen approved spending $408,282 to buy 843 street light fixtures from Eversource and then replace them with LED lights — an investment that’s estimated to pay for itself in less than three years and thereafter save the town on electricity bills. The town has already appropriated $16,000 for a consulting company, Tanko, to conduct an “audit” of the street lights to make sure the 843 count is correct and to find out additional information about the lights. Work on the audit will start if the Board of Finance approves the request Tuesday night. The Finance Board’s agenda lists the transfer as a “contingency transfer” — a transfer from the town’s contingency fund — so approval from the Representative Town Meeting wouldn’t be needed. In addition to future energy savings, the town would get an estimated rebate of about $85,000 from Eversource once the audit is done and the sale is completed.
