Last Monday, there was a "ground-breaking" along Imperial Ave. That just means, a bunch of community leaders, including council president Tony Young, were out on the street to announce to opening of 20 new street lights on Imperial Ave, starting on 61 St.
It doesn't mean the lights have been built. It just means, well, everything is in place for the lights to be built. It means that a political agreement has been made. It means that the money has been allocated.
All in all, the cost to install 20 streetlights was about $275,000. That's about 15k per light!
The project was part of a general revitalization thing. Reduce crime, increase welfare, etc etc... They've wanted to do this for the past twenty years, but there was never enough of a political or financial backing.
I got to act as photographer, but I shared the role with Chris, who did the important PR work.
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| Council President Tony Young speaking for the media and community |
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| Symbolic Shovels for Politicians |
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| SEDC President Mr. Jerry Groomes speaking |
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| Mr. Vernon Evans, CFO of the San Diego Airport Regional Airport Authority |
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| Mr. Chris Jones (right) carrying poster of architectural vision |
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