The Saga Of The Darkened Streetlight

What's happening with the streetlight that is out on Morgan Street?

If you live on the 200 block Morgan Street in Suisun you might be a bit perturbed by the streetlight that the city just can't get right. For years there have been calls and complaints about the lamp post "C-23" being out that sits at the corner of School and Morgan Street, the location of the old Crystal Middle School.

Steven Devoe has lived at his residence on Morgan Street for three years and has seen employees with Suisun City Public Works attempting to repair the street light to no avail. "It's never worked…" said Devoe.  "I think I've called the city four of five times and, still, nothing."

It's a matter of safety to Devoe, who said that his home has been robbed twice since he has lived there. Though the robberies occurred during the daytime, Devoe said he would feel much safer with the streetlight in operation.

"We get a lot of people riding bikes and people coming through here, and I'd just like to have the area lit up," said Devoe.

According to Suisun City Public Works' records, the streetlight was determined to have no power in the lamp due to a wiring problem, which is an issue that is then handed over to Pacific Gas and Electric.

"Evidently, if it still is not working, then PG&E hasn't made it out there yet," said Jeff Penrod, Public Works Superintendent. "I know it typically takes anywhere up to nine weeks."

But it has been much longer than nine weeks. Though Penrod did not have the information available to support that the light has been out for at least three years, he did say that the last time the City was out on Morgan Street to check the lamp was August. At that time Penrod said the City had already contacted PG&E and the City worker was just checking to see that the streetlight had been repaired—which as of August 4, according to their records, still had not been.

 "We contacted PG&E and they have it on their list to repair (it)," said Penrod.

From there, no one seems to know what happened.

Denny Boyles, spokesman for PG&E, said that he will be contacting Suisun City Public Works to make them aware that the streetlight is an issue Suisun City needs to address. He said that he was not aware that PG&E had previously repaired the unit, but is not sure at this point if it makes a difference in where responsibility now rests to restore the light.

Perhaps a bit of rewiring is in order.