Erath board authorizes acceptance of LED street-light contract

Erath's Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an act of acceptance for its contract to replace existing street-light fixtures with LED fixtures, according to the Town's October 12, 2026 proceedings, published October 17. The recorded action concerns the contract with Preferred Electric, Inc.

The same published proceedings say the board approved Change Order No. 1, increasing the contract by $4,105, for the street-light replacement work. In a separate motion, it approved Partial Payment No. 2 to Preferred Electric for $72,468.90. These are the amounts of the recorded change and payment approval; the notice does not state the original or final contract total or establish that the payment was disbursed.

For residents following the lighting project, the resolution records a step in the Town's acceptance process for the named contract. Its wording authorizes the mayor to execute an acceptance act pertaining to completion. The published account does not separately establish that the mayor later signed the act, that an acceptance was filed, or that every installed light is currently operating.

The notice does not identify the number of fixtures or the streets included in the contract. It also gives no measured electricity savings, maintenance savings or safety result. Those project details remain necessary to assess the reach and performance of the replacement work.

The published proceedings allow residents to check the board's motions directly. Any later report of the project's total cost, covered locations or operating results would require the contract, acceptance documents or other Town records supporting those details.