New lights are finally being installed in Ward Four in Winona.
Low light due to blown street lights have been a growing problem throughout the city.
Winona Mayor Aaron Dees and Aldermen discussed the low light problem with Police Chief Roshaun Daniels during a board meeting on Jan. 10.
Alderman Travis Johnson told the board he had received complaints of lights being out in Ward Two.
Dees and Daniels informed the board on how they had been marking light poles for technicians from Entergy to come and replace bulbs.
“We mark them. You wait on Entergy. They don’t show up,” said Dees. “Then we mark them again.”
Daniels said after Winona police marked the lights, Entergy informed him they need an address for each pole before the lights can be replaced.
“We marked every pole downtown,” said Daniels. “It should be lit up through there.”
Dees and members of the board said they had been waiting for some time for Entergy to send someone to change the bulbs. Dees and members of the board said they had been waiting for some time for Entergy to send someone to change the bulbs.
Board Attorney Adam Kirk suggested during that meeting board members consider replacing current bulbs with brighter, longer-lasting LED bulbs.
Earlier this week, Entergy service personnel were replacing lights in on Liberty Street, Union Street and South Central Avenue in Ward Four, filling a request order made by Harris.
In an interview after the meeting, Harris said he had noticed out street lights soon after he took office as alderman and began working to replace them.
“I go out at nighttime and get the pole numbers and the addresses and put in a work order to the ladies during the day,” said Harris. “It’s not just talking about it. You actually have to put in the work to get things done.”
He said getting the light bulbs changed has taken anywhere from a week to a month and a half.
