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Muscatine Bridge Lights Debate

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The Muscatine city council has decided to pay $40,000 to replace broken LED lights on its bridge. The Norbert F. Becky Bridge has two dozen lights decorating it. But last year, there were problems with the lights and the bridge went dark.

The city has been discussing what to do about the repairs and learned this week that it might not have a choice, but to pay to get the lights fixed. That's because Muscatine installed the lights after receiving a $100,000 grant from the state of Iowa. Under the agreement, the city has to fix the lights or pay the grant back.

. At a meeting Thursday night, some council members spoke out against the repairs, saying $40,000 is too much money and sets a bad precedent. Ultimately, the city council approved the $40,000 repair, because the bridge is an asset to the community

The money will come from Tax Increment Finance money, which can be used for infrastructure repairs.