La Grange Saves Money Keeping Lights Up All Year

announced today on their website that they are beginning a new program for the installation of holiday lights around town. The new plan saves money by replacing strands around the village every two years.

As part of a cost containment effort, village officials said they decided not to remove last year's holiday lights wrapped around trees in the Central and West End business districts. As a result, the village said it saved taxpayers an estimated $12,000.

The majority of the light strands were able to weather the seasons, the village said. As a result, outside contractors were not needed to reinstall the lights this year.

Due to the effectiveness of the plan, La Grange will begin replacing holiday light every other year. The lights will still need to be replaced on a regular basis, so that they don't grow into the tree bark.