Big funding gap hampers San Diego streetlight upgrades and repairs
San Diego faces a $2.3 billion infrastructure funding gap over the next five years, and city leaders so far have no clear plan on how to close it.
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Pedestrians cross a stretch of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard where the street lights are off, March 2, 2021. Author: Mary Plummer | inewsource Updated: 10:25 PM PDT March 16, 2021
SAN DIEGO The San Diego City Council was told last month it needs to spend nearly $264 million over the next five years to install new streetlights, make electrical updates, and replace aging poles and fixtures.
That’s an average of $52.7 million annually – a whopping 6,000% increase over the $864,000 being spent this fiscal year.