Clayton city council approved construction of streetlights, and lot assessments for electricity, in Section One of Hunter’s Path subdivision.
Ron Nunnari | Register-Herald
CLAYTON — At its March 2 meeting Clayton city council adopted Ordinance O-03-23-04 approving construction of streetlights and to set annual lighting charges for lots located in Hunter’s Path, section one.
The city will enter into an agreement with AES/Miami Valley Lighting LLC for full-service lighting. The accumulated annual charge is estimated to be $4,557 against the lots in section one.
Each parcel would be assessed a fee of $69.05 annually and would be adjusted annually to reflect increases in future years in an equal amount against each benefited lot, the amount to be determined by dividing the total cost per semiannual installment by the number of benefited lots in the district.
The street lighting project is estimated to consist of installation and trenching of ten light poles and fixtures with underground wiring.
Hunter’s Path is under development on 39.47 acres at the Northwest corner of Westbrook and Union roads and will consist of 125 lots with sidewalks, a central park, water features with fountains and a multi-use path.
Arbor Homes is getting ready to plat the second phase of the development, which is located closer to the intersection of Union and Westbrook.
“As you remember two meetings ago we passed a resolution of necessity to establish a street lighting district at Hunter’s Path, Phase I. This is the next step of that process to actually create the street lighting district and to give the city the authority to assess property owners for operation of the streetlights,” said Jack Kuntz, director of development.
“Will they use the aggregation that we just put in Jack?” asked Vice Mayor Tim Gorman.
“That is totally up to them,” Kuntz replied.
“They are automatically included in it aren’t they?” Gorman responded.
Kuntz said everyone in the city is included, unless they have an existing contract with another electric supplier other than AES.
Mayor Mike Stevens asked when the lights would actually start to be installed.
Kuntz said it all depends on when the material for the project can be acquired and when the builder can get the work scheduled. No actual start date had been set.
“I’ve seen streetlights take six months sometimes and I’ve seen them go up in two months. Honestly, it’s the ability to successfully get those materials in and to successfully schedule the work,” Kuntz explained.
“Didn’t you say they would be selling lots here shortly, as reported in the Register-Herald this week,” Gorman asked.
“I actually spoke to the developer this week and what they are waiting for right now is for the utility companies to get the lots energized, so AES and CenterPoint have to get out there to get energy out to the site,” Kuntz said. “That is scheduled to happen in March.”
He also told council that the builder was going to construct a few spec houses using generators, but since it is March they are just going to wait for AES and CenterPoint to get their utilities hooked up and then the builder will start moving forward.
At that point the developer will start selling lots soon thereafter.
Reach Ron Nunnari at (937) 684-9124 or email [email protected].
