Downtown streetlights are back on, after DTE Energy replaced underground lines leading to the city streetlight control panel.
“Let’s hope this is for good now,” said City Manager Jonathan Smith at the April 9 City Council meeting. “Thank you to the residents for their patience while this very unusual problem was diagnosed and repaired. Also, special thanks to Curt Catallo for his DTE contact assistance.”
The lights started going out in February, with repeated repairs and outages by DTE. The city is responsible for the panel, lights and wiring between the panel and the lights. DTE is responsible for providing electricity from the pole to the panel.