Capital City could soon install solar street lights

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The city of Topeka is taking a new approach to light up its streets.

In Tuesday’s Topeka City Council meeting, the governing body unanimously voted to approve a Street Light Replacement Program. This will now allow the city to start implementing solar street lights into its replacement rotation. The city first tested these new lights at the Walmart Distribution Center south of Topeka, and received a lot of positive feedback, according to the City’s Director of Utilities Braxton Copley.

The council voted to allocate $100,000 a year to the Street Light Replacement Program. Each solar light costs $10,000, according to Copley. Funding for the Street Light Replacement Program will come from the half-cent sales tax.

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