For years, residents in Kensington say they’ve been fighting to save a part of this community’s history. But now they worry their fight has come to an end, as the City moves forward with plans to replace these street lamps.While it may not seem like a big deal, for residents it’s beyond heart breaking.
He says, “ We try to preserve all this history because there’s so little of it left in San Diego. And this was a big part of that.” The city agreed to explore the option for refurbishing and rewiring the lights based off of costs. The City sent a document to ABC10NEWS saying the report estimated that each street light would cost approximately $20,000 to rehab with a life expectancy of just 10 to 25 years. They compared that to the “ cost of new streetlight which is less than $20,000 per light with a life span of over 50 years.
Roth says, “ The historic streetlights are or were contributors to the historic district. Just like the houses are. Anything historic is a contributor to the district.”