Mount Vernon weighs privatizing citywide street lighting
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | City of Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis replies to comments during an open meeting at City Hall as residents speak out against a proposed budget that calls for considerable tax increases. (Dec. 6, 2012)
Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis wants to hire a private company to replace and maintain the city's streetlights, a move aimed at closing chronic budget gaps and brightening neighborhoods, some of which have been in the dark for years.
The proposal, which would require city council approval, calls for contracting with Verde Electric Corp., a Mount Vernon-based company, to replace the city's...
