[Atmob-discuss] preventive action on lighting

[Mario Motta]

I love hearing that kind of news, good work Peter.
Mario

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Peter Bealo <pbealo at comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm doing my part Mario:
>
> I had a lighting ordinance enacted in my town ~ 5 years ago
>
> I just got elected to our Planning Board
>
> Others should try this path!
>
> Peter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:28 PM
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> Subject: [Atmob-discuss] preventive action on lighting
>
> To all,
>
>  Tonight at the Gloucester Energy Committee, listened to a business man
> that wanted to get the city to put up 18 streetlights on Condelin Road.
> Turns out it is not a residential road, only a Industrial park. The
> business's are only day operations, no operations at night at all. (No
> foot traffic, no restaurants, no shopping). So I asked.. why does the
> city of Gloucester need to put up 18 lights, cost of $100/year per light
> all night long, for next 20 years, when the city has a deficit, and...
> 1. No one lives or works there at night..
> 2. No traffic at night
> 3. No intersections
> 4. No pedestrians
>
> Answer was to "beautify" the area. Turns out not every business even on
> board. (Came out when asked why not fund by the business's themselves).
> Also to keep kids from using area for racing. Turns out this happens in
> daylight, and pointed out may actually encourage "night" racing if lit!
> When I asked these series of questions, even the proponent admitted that
> maybe this did not make any sense.
> Hopefully squashed 18 new lights tonight.
>
> We could have more control of our towns if every ATMOB member adopted
> one home town and joined an energy comm, etc. and gave testimony on bad
> lighting ideas. Most town managers know next to nothing on the subject.
>
> A notice on the Gloucester Star party will be in Gloucester Times early
> next week for Earth Hour, March 29, we will ask residents and business's
> to cut outdoor lighting for that event   (see   www.earthhour.org )
>
> Mario Motta
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