City council OKs controversial streetlight fee

City council OKs controversial streetlight fee


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SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City council has passed a controversial new fee, which means residents soon will pay more to keep the streetlights on.

When the city council first proposed adding a streetlight fee, some residents voiced opposition. But Tuesday night the council approved the proposal.

"(It will) give us enough of a funding source to pay for the current maintenance of the lights and to start to replace them with more efficient lighting," explained Councilman Carlton Christensen.

The fee will be $3.73 per home per month. Commercial, government and school buildings also will be charged a streetlight fee based on their street frontage.

The fee is expected to bring in $3.6 million per year to the newly-established Street Light Enterprise Fund.

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