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Respondents' Comments to Question 88 |
| 1. | The downward-facing box lights used in the harbor area are wonderful. They cast at USEFUL non-glare light that shows your feet the way without blinding your eyes. The downtown lights, unfortunately, have the opposite effects, along with the fact that they are garish, and that there are far TOO MANY of them.
Why can't the downtown have the same type of lighting as the harbor? It would certainly be more efficient, once the cost of switching was overcome, because fewer lights would be needed. Why couldn't the downtown lights be used, here and there, through residential parts of town, as needed, as future growth occurs? They needn't ALL be lost. It may just be that NONE of them have to be lost. |
| 2. | Currently too much lighting in village at night. |
| 3. | Turn down the damn lights on River St AKA the Landing Strip. This is the worst case of Light Pollution I've seen outside of a large city. |
| 4. | Start with River St. Those lights need caps! |
| 5. | Key point |
| 6. | Talk about light pollution - Elk Rapids takes the top prize. |
| 7. | Light pollution is a problem in ER area. |
| 8. | Residential lighting regulations should be more strict than commercial lighting regulations. All outside lights should be directed downward. No sign should be illuminated by lights on the ground. |
| 9. | Enforcement of current night time lighting regulations would be greatly appreciated by those of us who live here and try to sleep in our homes. |
| 10. | Can we 'turn down' the wattage on the street light on River Street a bit? You could land a plane on that strip. |
| 11. | Safety. |
| 12. | Low light-low signage. |
| 13. | Strong bright lighting should be kept to a minimum. |
| 14. | Lighting ordinances should be strictly enforced. All new lights should be shielded, etc., and existing violators encouraged to comply. |
