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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #181580

Nuisance Lights:

Other: The street lights need to be reangled or shielded so the light shines only onto the intersection and stops blinding the houses at the intersection. The light on the southwest corner is particularly bad due to the height of the land and the angle of the light. We issued several complaints when the intersection was re-done and nothing has ever been done. The light pollution is terrible at this intersection and there is no reason it should be brighter than even Walnut and Winslow. Please install light shields to angle the lighting properly.

Assigned to
Neil Kopper

History

1/18/2023 08:21:34 Closed by Neil Kopper

After initial project construction, and in response to complaints, these street lights were replaced by the Public Works Department in consultation with a lighting manufacturer. The lighting levels were reduced to meet recommendations for this type of intersection (I believe this occurred a few years ago). I have recently visited this intersection in the dark. The lighting level at the intersection appears to be reasonable and appropriate. I can understand a frustration from some adjacent properties because the height of the lighting allows it shine on adjacent properties, but that unfortunately can be true of all street lighting. At this time there are no additional changes planned for the intersection's street lighting.

Sent notification to Neil Kopper, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181580 Closed by Neil Kopper After initial project construction, and in response to complaints, these street lights were replaced by the Public Works Department in consultation with a lighting manufacturer. The lighting levels were reduced to meet recommendations for this type of intersection (I believe this occurred a few years ago). I have recently visited this intersection in the dark. The lighting level at the intersection appears to be reasonable and appropriate. I can understand a frustration from some adjacent properties because the height of the lighting allows it shine on adjacent properties, but that unfortunately can be true of all street lighting. At this time there are no additional changes planned for the intersection's street lighting.

9/20/2022 15:33:55 Anonymous assigned this case to Neil Kopper

Neil, Freddie Love said we have changed these lights out per Engineering. What is our next step?

Sent notification to Neil Kopper, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181580 Chris Axsom assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Neil, Freddie Love said we have changed these lights out per Engineering. What is our next step?

9/20/2022 15:21:17 Christina Smith assigned this case to Freddie Love

Freddie, Take a look at this intersection and see if you can reangle or install shields. Thanks, Christina

Sent notification to Freddie Love, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181580 Christina Smith assigned this case to Freddie Love You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Freddie, Take a look at this intersection and see if you can reangle or install shields. Thanks, Christina

9/20/2022 15:10:35 Anonymous assigned this case to Christina Smith

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181580 Anonymous assigned this case to Christina Smith You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/20/2022 15:10:35 Opened by Anonymous

35 W Tapp Rd, Bloomington, IN 47403, USA

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47403
Latitude39.136054992676
Longitude-86.549125671387
TownshipVan Buren

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