Town of Plattsburgh
Street Light 2012
Proposal
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Sold to Municipalities starting in 1950
Extra Energy was in the grid during off peak
hours.
NYSE&G began renting Street Lights to
municipalities to use some of that energy,
and of course make money off energy that
was already made.
For over 60 years we have continued on this
course, renting equipment, and buying
energy.
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Rental of Equipment costs the Town of
Plattsburgh $93,000 in 2012.
$13,215 in Street Lighting costs were paid for
out of General Fund for intersections not in a
lighting district.
105 Street Lights were paid for by General
Funds.
Residents in a Street Light District paid twice
for these 105 Street Lights.
Average Tax Rate
0.6
0.5
0.4887
0.466
0.4409 0.4388
0.3851
0.4
0.3682
0.3431
0.3308
0.3182
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0.2495 0.2396
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2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
 No Preventive Maintenance with
NYSE&G
 Bottom of the “Food Chain”
 Town currently owns part of the
Street Light Inventory.
 Town Staff is already Trained
 Faster response and repair time.
 CHEAPER
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$100,000 Plus Interest on Ban Per year for 4 Years
Equipment Buyout (4 Years)
$18,200 Electrical Disconnects (One Time Cost)
$50,000 Used 45’ Bucket Truck (Used should last 10
years)
Pole Connection Fee $10,612 (Annual)
Electricity $23,105 (Annual)
Maintenance Equipment $25,000 (Annual)
Insurance $5183.20 (Annual)
Return To General Fund $30,000 (Annual) Salary and
benefits for employees maintaining Street Lights.
300000
270120
2013
250000
200000
2014
201845 201887 202032
2015
2016
2017
150000
100000
112473 115347
109736
107130
104647
102283
2018
2019
2020
2021
50000
2022
0
Yearly Cost
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Light Fixture
$300
Photo Eye
$6
Lamp
$12
Disconnect
$15
Misc. Hardware
$25
Aluminum Arm (Avg.) $314 ($150 - $512)
Labor (Town Employees)$270
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Total Cost
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$942
450000
400000
350000
386598
352758
327789
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
387419
267893
207041
204720
386419
162607
145356
121957
82957
50000
0
Cash Surplus
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
384655
385985
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Visit 12.5% of street lights per year
Change lamp, and clean the lens
Check photo cell and ballast
Cleaning the lens improve light 20%
Cost for lamps each year Approx. $2000
Preventive maintenance will mean fewer
outages and fewer service calls
Time to complete work – 2 men, 3 weeks per
year
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Only 8 ½ Percent of property in the Town is
not currently in a lighting District
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103 Million in property not currently in a
lighting district but should be
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6 Million in property owned by NYSE&G not
currently in a lighting district
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2013 Total assessed value is 1.4 Billion
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In projecting tax rates we have projected 15
million in growth each year
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In the past 10 years the Town has grown at an
average rate of 34 million per year
Chart Title
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Cash Surplus
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Shouldn’t we all share the cost!