GimmeYourFries t1_j1br2s3 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:09 AM

I interviewed the guy who owns Wannalancit once and he told me it costs about $30,000 per season to light that, though that was about a decade ago and I think before LEDs.

I suspect it’s still cost prohibitive though. I’m not sure how much the bridges cost but maybe the city could do it now that we have LEDs. I think the bridges are supported by someone other than the city though.

I’d support expanding that effort.

Edit to add my old story on this from 2010 when it wasn't lit: $30,000 per year according to John Power, the primary owner https://www.lowellsun.com/2010/12/01/lowell-pining-for-holiday-landmark/amp/

Also an MV Mag story with the cost and no paywall: https://www.mvmag.net/2016/11/27/christmas-stack/

Sbatio OP t1_j1buode wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:38 AM

That is no small amount of money for an individual but more manageable as part of the city budget.

Some could be lit by projecting light onto them, which would be cheaper. Like one could have the city seal hitting it towards the top and that’s the whole display for 1.

Do you have any research from back when you did the interview about who else owns the other stacks?