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Ben Arnold: Favors removal of big commercial light poles

Advocates exterior facade lights to add to the night atmosphere

By Ben Arnold
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I like it! Removing the big commercial light poles would also offer softer light and a warmer environment. We debated this back when we installed these decorative lights.

Also, if building owners added exterior, facade lights this would add greatly to the night atmosphere on the Square. If using the new LED lights, the cost of operation would also be low. Your cost estimate for operation of current lights make this a worthy investigation. Thanks for bring it up.

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Less is more: A peek at what the Square might look like



2015-01-30 - Corner Public Square, Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The morning after a semi-truck clipped the aluminum light fixture on the Square, the standard was removed and a traffic cone put in its place. The result was, to many, a more pleasant street scene, and offered - almost - a glimpse of what the the street scene would be like without the overpowering street lights and with buried electrical lines, as is now the case on Lindsey Wilson's campus - but not Lindsey Hill - and on a big part of the Adair County School District campus. And, by the way, it might not take so long to amortize the cost of buried lines. The city foots the bill for street lights to the tune of approximately $100,000 a year. -EW. Clicking Readmore accesses comment favoring removal of big commercial light poles
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