LCRA, BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC AWARD $19,848 TO BRIGHTEN ROUND TOP’S TOWN SQUARE

  

The town of Round Top will install new energy-efficient outdoor lighting on its historic town hall and the public square that surrounds it, after receiving a grant from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).

The $19,848 grant through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program will be used along with $7,000 in matching funds to pay for eight vintage-style fixtures that will house LED bulbs.  Four of the fixtures will be placed above entrances to the town hall, and four will be attached to poles to light sections of the square.

All eight fixtures will fit with the design of Round Top’s mid-1920s town hall and be dark sky compliant, directing their light downward.

David Stall, a special assistant to Round Top’s mayor, Mark Massey, says the new lighting will boost the daytime and nighttime look of the square while also improving security for civic meetings at the town hall or outdoor events on the square.

The community grant is one of seven grants being awarded by Bluebonnet and the LCRA through the Community Development Partnership Program, which helps fund capital improvement projects for volunteer fire departments, local governments, emergency responders and nonprofit organizations.  The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves.  Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is one of LCRA’s wholesale electric customers and is a partner in the grant program.