The council is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 500 street lights across the district. A project is included in the 2023/24 capital programme to replace or upgrade some of the existing street lighting with newer technology energy efficient LED fittings and where necessary new lighting columns. This will not only reduce energy consumption in line with the Council’s net Zero Strategy, the fittings also have a much longer design life so will reduce the frequency of future maintenance visits.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or Making one-off Savings anticipated to be £250,000 or more*;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/08/2023
Decision due: 19 Sep 2023 by Overview & Scrutiny Panel
Decision due: 21 Sep 2023 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Steve Albon, Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Coastal Services cllr-steve.albon@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Mike Humber
Contact: Mike Humber, Director of Environment Email: mike.humber@thanet.gov.uk.
What the decision will mean: Approval to spend £283k of capital funding