Avista to install LED lamps in Medical Lake street lights

Medical Lake residents may notice something different about the city’s street lights in the coming months.

During the Jan. 26 Planning Commission meeting, City Administrator Doug Ross announced that Avista Utilities will install energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lamps in the street lights within city limits.

According to Ross, the bulb replacement is being done through the state Transportation Improvement Board’s Relight Washington program. He said he learned about the program from Gloria Bennett, the Northeast Region Project Engineer for the TIB. In the past, Bennett has helped Medi...