19-04-2025
City plans to remove old weather-beaten string lights from downtown buildings
The City of Greenville plans to soon remove the old, deteriorating string (Christmas-style) lights that can be seen falling from the tops of multiple downtown buildings.
The lights were put up by the city more than a decade ago 'but a clear maintenance plan wasn't put into place,' current Greenville Main Street Manager Madison Cornwell (who wasn't hired until late 2023) explained.
'From being up so long, they have a lot of wear and tear, some of the brackets holding them up have broken and the lights are starting to fall down, because they're made to be up for a few weeks out of a year, not out getting longterm exposure to the elements,' Cornwell added.
In an email to owners of downtown businesses this week, Cornwell said that an exact date has not year been decided for the light removal.
Until then, she asks that businesses who currently have string lights of their own on display contact her to let her know so she can inform crews which ones not to touch.
Her email address is mccornwell@ and her office's phone number is (903) 457-3138.
