Committee working to light up Main Street

Special to the T-H

July 23, 2008 08:49 pm

— Working with the Advance Manufacturing Productivity Center, the Chamber of Commerce and the city of Washington, the Street Lamp Committee has produced one of many street lamps for the revitalization of Main Street. An identical light painted white will be placed on the northwest corner of the intersection for the committee and the public to compare.
The plan for additional lights includes 48 more after the initial two and will run from S.E. Seventh on Main to the block bordering Carnegie Public Library. Students of the AMPC are producing the lamps, allowing them to learn new equipment, as well as local production and control of the design. The lights will be paid for with a grant and individual donations, and dedication plaques may be placed in preferred locations. The city of Washington’s Electrical Department is providing the wiring and installation.
To voice an opinion or for more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 254-5262 or the AMPC at 257-8840.

Photos

Photo By Kelly Overton Rodney Walls of the Washington Electrical Department installs a new street light painted black on Main Street near the Jay Myers Memorial Wednesday morning. A second light painted white will be installed nearby for the Street Lamp Committee and the Public to compare---Photo By Kelly Overton.