The holiday lights

Amy Coss, co-chairwoman; Heather Caroline, co-chairwoman
    The Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors would like to thank the people who made sure our city shone brightly with holiday lights this year. The Chamber provides 26 holiday light fixtures that must be readied for installation each year, which involves fixing the wiring and replacing hundreds of light bulbs.
   For the past two years Don Hart has taken the time from his busy schedule to perform this important and time- consuming job. Thank you Don!
   Many thanks to Foreman Dan Pasciullo and his crew at the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission for once again putting the lights up and removing them at the end of the season for storage.
   Special thanks to Mayor David Del Vecchio and the members of City Council who agreed to have the city pay the electric bill for this year’s holiday lights.
   A sudden change in billing policy by JCP&L caused a dramatic increase in the cost of holiday lighting, making it prohibitively expensive for a nonprofit organization like the Chamber of Commerce. In the past, The Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce has been the only non-municipal organization paying the holiday lighting bill in the entire state of New Jersey.
   Our best wishes to everyone for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011.