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Dear
Planning and Zoning Commission, As a
citizen, I request that the commission begin a plan now for improving the future of nighttime outdoor lighting in
our community. -The increasing opaque glow in our
night sky is evidence of needless energy wasted. -Lighting that is produced in our
“line of sight” is blinding and a safety hazard. -Unshielded or excessive lighting
intrudes into nearby homes, yards &natural areas. Please
design a plan to discourage outdoor lighting that: 1.Shines light upward into the sky, where
it serves no useful purpose. 2.Creates glare in our “line of sight”, or
intrudes into private properties/natural areas. 3.Is excessively bright, exceeding
recognized industry recommendations (*IESNA). *Full cutoff and shielded
lighting fixtures are now offered by all lighting manufacturers. These fixtures efficiently distribute
light downward, without glare and control the spill of light into the
neighboring properties and into the night sky. Through
these improvements, we can improve nighttime visibility and public safety, conserve
energy, be good neighbors, and regain our disappearing view of the
universe. Signed
____________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ Phone
& email ______________ ________________________________________ For
information contact: The Astronomy
Club of Augusta (serves the CSRA) at
SHoward2@tds.net or http://angelfire.com/ga/astronomyclubaugusta/darkskies.html IDA =
International Dark-Sky Association at 520.293.3198 or http://www.darksky.org IESNA=
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America at 212.248.5000 or http://www.iesna.org Dear Planning
and Zoning Commission, As a
citizen, I request that the commission begin a plan now for improving the future of nighttime outdoor lighting in
our community. -The increasing opaque glow in our
night sky is evidence of needless energy wasted. -Lighting that is produced in our
“line of sight” is blinding and a safety hazard. -Unshielded or excessive lighting
intrudes into nearby homes, yards & natural areas. Please
design a plan to discourage outdoor lighting that: 1.Shines light upward into the sky, where
it serves no useful purpose. 2.Creates glare in our “line of sight”, or
intrudes into private properties/natural areas. 3.Is excessively bright, exceeding
recognized industry recommendations (*IESNA). *Full cutoff and shielded
lighting fixtures are now offered by all lighting manufacturers. These fixtures efficiently distribute
light downward, without glare and control the spill of light into the
neighboring properties and into the night sky. Through
these improvements, we can improve nighttime visibility and public safety,
conserve energy, be good neighbors, and regain our disappearing view of the
universe. Signed
____________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ Phone
& email ______________ ________________________________________ For
information contact: The Astronomy
Club of Augusta (serves the CSRA) at
SHoward2@tds.net or http://angelfire.com/ga/astronomyclubaugusta/darkskies.html IDA =
International Dark-Sky Association at 520.293.3198 or http://www.darksky.org IESNA=
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America at 212.248.5000 or http://www.iesna.org
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