Columbus leaders are considering an estimated $2.8 million project to take ownership of all the city's street lights and replace them with more energy-efficient LED lights.
In return, the city hopes to realize hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual energy and maintenance costs.
City councilmen voted in a special-call meeting Friday to request proposals from energy service contractors to coordinate the process. Once one is hired, the company will audit the city's street light equipment valu
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