Gwinnett Commissioners recently accepted five neighborhoods into the Gwinnett County Street Light Program. Phase 1 of Claiborne Manor will join with an estimated annual revenue and operating cost of $1,431.
Brooks Landing will join with an estimated capital installation cost of $21,287 and estimated annual revenue and operating cost of $1,656. Phase 1 of Shadow Lake will join with a total estimated capital installation cost of $13,452 and estimated annual revenue and operating cost of $1,557. Phase 2 of Padens Chase will join with a total estimated capital installation cost is $15,825 and estimated annual revenue and operating cost of $1,724. Phase 2 of Mills Farm will join with a total estimated capital installation cost of $11,142 and estimated annual revenue and operating cost of $1,242. The installation cost for these four projects is funded by the 2014 SPLOST Program.
Since June 1997, Gwinnett has required developers to install streetlights in new subdivisions. Operating costs are billed annually to property owners as a fee on the property tax bill. The development ordinance allows residents in older areas to petition Gwinnett for streetlighting if they agree to pay electricity and maintenance costs.
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