By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
As part of the quality of life sales tax initiative, the project that received the third most votes in a survey was to add lighting to the walking path at Veterans Memorial Park in Great Bend. The Great Bend City Council approved a motion Monday for $66,060 from various vendors to complete the project.
Assistant City Administrator Logan Burns said careful thought was given to the placement of the lights knowing that there are nearby houses to the north of the park.
"Anything along these houses, there's actually an accessory that's called a house shield," said Burns. "It's going to limit the light that goes back towards those houses. We have nine of those with the house shield. The light behind that will probably take it from 20 feet down to five feet."
The project will purchase 20 light poles, each 20' tall. The approximate distance between poles on the north side is 200'. Some city staff will be helping with the project to reduce costs that would include gluing pipe and pulling wire. The proposal includes additional costs to complete the project that include glue and miscellaneous parts and equipment that will not exceed $4,000.
The project is funded through the .15% quality of life sales tax.