A FESTIVE season splurge is coming Leeton's way with new Christmas decorations set to line the town's main street in 2020.
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Leeton Shire Council has committed $42,000 to the design and purchase of these new festive decorations, which should be installed in December.
They will replace the former tinsel Santas that were previously popped on rooftops in the CBD every festive season.
The money has been able to be found following the cancellation of several events due to COVID-19 that council would have previously put these funds towards.
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Having new decorations for the main street area is something that has been in the pipeline for some time as the old festive decor was starting to look at little tired and worn.
"We're really excited about it ... they are going to look fantastic," council's events and cultural services co-ordinator Suesann Vos said.
"Carl (King from the Light Up Leeton committee) has been fantastic in helping us with what we have needed in terms of the designs and all our questions."
The new bauble-style decorations will be fixed to the same buildings where the current ones had been placed previously.
They will be designed in Leeton's Art Deco style and lit up at night on both sides by solar spotlights.
The Light Up Leeton committee, with the support of council staff, will be installing the decorations in the lead up to the festive season.