Light Up Lakewood

After the First Energy light bulb debacle, the City of Lakewood is taking a proactive approach to encouraging residents to use high-efficiency light bulbs. The City has joined forces with a local Lakewood business to offer light bulbs at a reasonable price as part of its Light the Night campaign. Lakewood’s Neighborhood Block Club Program is starting a Light the Night campaign to encourage residents to leave their porch lights on at night as a safety mechanism.

As part of the Light the Night campaign, the City has partnered with Lakewood Hardware, 16608 Madison Avenue, to offer residents affordable high-efficiency light bulbs. During the month of December, Lakewood Hardware will sell two 75-watt high-efficiency light bulbs for $5.00. They will also provide a recycling container in their store to recycle burned out light bulbs. “After First Energy’s absurd proposal to provide residents with two light bulbs for over $21, we wanted to offer our residents a reasonable alternative for purchasing the high-efficiency light bulbs,” stated Mayor Ed FitzGerald. “With the block clubs promoting their Light the Night Campaign, we decided this was the perfect time to promote the use of high-efficiency bulbs and partner with a Lakewood business to make it easy and affordable for our residents.” Residents interested in more information about the Light the Night campaign or starting a block can contact Mike Tuttle, Lakewood Block Club Coordinator, at (216) 529-6657.