Town �spruces up� poles
5-28-03
By Holly Heller
Managing Editor
BREMEN � A fresh coat of paint on the street light poles has added a new dimension to the main streets of Bremen.
�They�ve been that light blue for as long as I�ve ever known,� said Tim Montague, Bremen Electric Department Superintendent. �We decided to go with dark green. We had several samples and that�s the one that we thought looked the best.�
This summer, light poles east of Bowen Avenue on Plymouth Street and the tall poles on Center Street will be repainted.
�We grind and scrape, then prime them. And it�s taking two coats of the green paint to cover them,� Montague explained. �We�re hoping to get everything done by the [Firemen�s Festival] parade.�
The poles were last painted about five years ago, but are being repainted due to rusting, explained Duwaine Elliott, town director of operations.
�They rust where the paint gets chipped off, particularly on the lower parts where people tape signs. The duct tape pulls the paint off. It�s against our sign ordinance to put any signs on our electric poles or light poles.�
Elliott asks that citizens keep tape and signs off the freshly-painted poles.
Next year, the town will likely paint the poles west of Bowen Avenue on Plymouth Street, and the short, ornamental poles on Center.
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