Grants help Cheney with lighting project

While residents likely haven’t noticed, Cheney’s nights are becoming a bit brighter.

Thanks to funding from the Washington state Transportation Improvement Board and the Bonneville Power Administration, Cheney Light Department crews have been busy since March replacing old high pressure sodium street light fixtures with newer, more energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) fixtures and lamps. The $315,360 project is funded by $264,260 from the TIB’s Relight Washington program, with the BPA’s conservation program taking care of the $51,100 balance.

Originally the city applied for $171,395 in...