The City of Danville’s Public Works Committee has okayed a plan to spend 259 thousand dollars to replace a street/stop light. The light post was damaged by a motorist and City Engineer Sam Cole says due to federal requirements replacing it will be costly.

The city hopes the insurance company will pay about 130 thousand dollars of the cost.

The committee also approved adding 53 thousand dollars to the project for concrete improvements throughout the city.  Cole says the budget was increased due to the addition of certain areas and  discoveries of unknown conditions.

The committee also heard of the plan to seek a 250 thousand dollar grant from the Illinois EPA. If approved, the grant would help fund renovation of the HVAC system at the Public Works building.  The entire renovation project is expected to cost about 1.5 million dollars.

All of the committee’s actions will go to the full council next week.