Lighting set for six Manteno pickleball courts
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Let there be light.At least when it comes to six of Manteno’s pickleball courts in the six-acre Lucille Thies Park in the Park West neighborhood.By a 6-0 vote Monday, the board voted to have seven lights installed on the newest six courts. The lights will be placed on existing poles at the park property. The goal is to have the lights up and in operation this year.The village investigated lighting the pickleball courts via a bid process, but the price tags from three lighting firms came in ranging from $115,000 to $140,000.Instead, a local company has offered to perform the work for far less.According to village records, Canada-based Spartan Sports Lighting offered to do the job for $115,000, Texas-based Sagnia bid $120,000 and California-based Baseline submitted a $140,000 bid.A fourth bidder, Tweener LED Court Lighting, of Florida, only bid for the actual lights. This bid came in at $54,500. Trustees agreed these bids were higher than they anticipated.Ready to scrap the idea, Trustee