Fixing lights

Last Thursday, Public Works Director Cory Allison, Kent Cranston of Cranston Electric and town crewman Dave Elliott could be seen working on two of the street lights along North Big Horn Avenue. The lights had been out for some time due to electrical issues, but maintenance is usually gone for the day before the lights come on, so they were unaware.

Resident Rosalie Brimmer, noticing the problem, approached Allison last week requesting the crew fix the dark lights, ensuring the street not appear derelict at night. According to Brimmer, Allison and the others were on the job the next day.

“I just had to give Cory a hug,” Brimmer later admitted, as she was happy to see the work done in a timely manner and the street lighted again.

Two lights on South Big Horn that were destroyed in a traffic accident a few weeks ago are on order, said Allison, and will be installed when they arrive.

Allison later explained that if citizens see the decorative street lights out along Big Horn Avenue, call town hall or talk to Allison during business hours and he will get them in working order as quickly as possible.

If people find street lights out or failing in residential areas of town, Allison encourages them to inform public works or Powder River Energy to handle those problems.