[Press Release] : Parks Making Use of Solar Power

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Tammy Miller, 874-7465 

Parks Making Use of Solar Power

COLUMBIA, MO - The Parks and Recreation Department recently installed
two solar-powered scoreboards on the football/lacrosse fields in Cosmo
Park. The scoreboards are the third solar-powered initiative in the
parks - the first being the solar-powered parking lot lights in the east
parking lot at Stephens Lake Park, and the second was the solar-powered
parking lot lights at the parking lot expansion project at the Activity
and Recreation Center (ARC). 

"By using solar power for the scoreboards we were able to avoid
trenching up the fields to lay the conduit needed for conventional
lighting and saved the cost of a monthly utility bill. We try to
incorporate 'green' initiatives whenever it makes sense to do so,"
explained Park Services Manager Mike Griggs.

The installation of the two new scoreboards was a cooperative project
between the Columbia Youth Football League (CYFL) and the Parks and
Recreation Department. The CYFL paid for the scoreboards and the Parks
and Recreation Department purchased the solar panels and provided the
labor for the installation. The scoreboards will be operational for the
2009 fall football season.


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