An upgrade to the lights at the sports fields at Blanchard Woods Park is in the works.
During the Columbia County Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 22, Community Services Director John Luton told the committee the county is looking to change the lights to LED ones.
“We had a test done at Blanchard Woods Park and the foot candles came in severely under recommended levels, which is about 30 for recreations field,” Luton said. “We have spots out there that are five…those lights over time have severely gotten dimmed out and also sort of changed into like a dull, orangey color. It’s really pretty bad out there. This is something we put in the 2023-2028 SPLOST for a Blanchard woods project and so we are ready to move forward with that. this is something we can get down after the fall season is over, so we would start in November.”
The total cost for the agreement to upgrade the lighting with LED fixtures is $912,823. The committee approved moving the item to the consent agenda
The CES Committee also approved accepting $3,200 in donations for Animal Services. Attic Treasures donated $2,000, Kris Boysen donated $1,000, Kimberly Frank donated $100 and James Inglett donated $100.
“I would just like to give a special recognition to Attic Treasures,” said District 4 Commissioner Alison Couch. “They’re just a loyal contributor to Animal Services and Mr. Luton checked for me and they give on average about $12,000 a year.”
Public Works and Engineering Services
The Public Works and Engineering Services Committee approved moving forward with the Georgia Department of Transportation indemnification and hold harmless agreement for installation of CCTV cameras at the intersection of U.S. 221/SR 47 (Appling Harlem Road) at I-20.
