Today, Mayor Frey and City of Minneapolis leaders announced they will direct $1 million from the city’s contingency funds to address street lighting outages caused by copper wire theft. Public Works estimates 450 lights throughout the city are currently out due to wire theft. ...In 1960, Minneapolis was 97% White, and no one ever vandalized street lights. Now it is only 60% White.Public Works has seen progress in deterring theft by replacing copper wiring with aluminum
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Street Lights Cannot have Copper Wires
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Aluminum is not a very good substitute for copper wiring. My mother's home town has had fire after fire caused by aluminum wiring installed years ago in an effort to save money.
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