Fairhope, Alabama
NOVEMBER TO MARCH
Lights in downtown trees will go dark and be taken down as leaves begin to sprout and grow.
They are usually cut out of the trees to save on time and cost (labor); Mayor Wilson has said more durable lights could be procured next year that would last more than one season.
A private company was hired last Fall to install them for the first time, to save on the labor costs of having city electric department employees do it (overtime) -- and free them up for other higher-priority projects.
NOVEMBER TO MARCH
Lights in downtown trees will go dark and be taken down as leaves begin to sprout and grow.
They are usually cut out of the trees to save on time and cost (labor); Mayor Wilson has said more durable lights could be procured next year that would last more than one season.
A private company was hired last Fall to install them for the first time, to save on the labor costs of having city electric department employees do it (overtime) -- and free them up for other higher-priority projects.
Comments
Labor cost is always the biggest part.
As always, it is less expensive to just cut them out of the trees than expend endless man-hours doing it by hand.
The mayor has proposed possibly buying more durable lights next time that could be left up for several years; but they will be more costly ... of course.