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hey guys - i hope everyone is doing great!
i was wondering..
i live in monroe and the street i am on is pitch dark at night.
i dont like to go outside at night because its so dark that i can't see anything...i have a big lot and lots of pets - someone could creep up behind me and i wouldnt notice till it was too late I have a few light posts but I was just wondering if there was anyway the city would put some of those big light posts on our road. or if anyone knew how that worked..how we would be able to get them to do it because i see a few roads that have them.
any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated!
take care!
hey guys - i hope everyone is doing great!
i was wondering..
i live in monroe and the street i am on is pitch dark at night.
i dont like to go outside at night because its so dark that i can't see anything...i have a big lot and lots of pets - someone could creep up behind me and i wouldnt notice till it was too late I have a few light posts but I was just wondering if there was anyway the city would put some of those big light posts on our road. or if anyone knew how that worked..how we would be able to get them to do it because i see a few roads that have them.
any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated!
take care!
whodaz - I hope you're enjoying Monroe! I have almost the opposite problem. My development in Monroe has almost too many lights! I can go out at 3:00 AM, retrieve my newspaper and read it on the front porch. I'm also into astronomy and so many lights are distracting! But the good news for you is, that you can have a light put in by the city, if you're willing to foot the tab for the electric bill. It's funny, the entrance to my development has no light at road leading into it, but in the distance, you can see it looks as brightly lit as midtown Manhattan at 7:00 PM. Wish I could send you some spare "lumens"! Call the city and see if they can do something for you. I'd try the Public Works department.
We put our own light in when we moved here. It lights up the back yard and patio. I think the cost is about $7.00 per month. I know Monroe's electric is different, but you may want to get in touch with your electric company. You may also want to check into solar lights. That would be a better choice.
I don't think looking to the government to satisfy your needs is a good idea. When we all take care of ourselves the taxes stay lower. If the government paid for our lighting, it would probably cost much more. It would also be in front of the house instead of behind the house where it is needed.
I know people who have motion lights on their homes. These come on when someone comes around. Unfortunately dogs and animals can set them off too.
hey guys - i hope everyone is doing great!
i was wondering..
i live in monroe and the street i am on is pitch dark at night.
i dont like to go outside at night because its so dark that i can't see anything...i have a big lot and lots of pets - someone could creep up behind me and i wouldnt notice till it was too late I have a few light posts but I was just wondering if there was anyway the city would put some of those big light posts on our road. or if anyone knew how that worked..how we would be able to get them to do it because i see a few roads that have them.
any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated!
take care!
We live on a dark country road too but I looooove seeing the stars out here. It's so incredibly peaceful. It's different from anything I've ever experienced. I'm willing to bet that serentiy won't last much longer with all of the encroaching development.
Have you considered lights along your driveway? The path into your house? Perhaps motion lights?
Low voltage lights can help a lot w/ lighting various paths around your property. Also, I like "uplighting" - putting low voltage lighting around trees on my property - wh/ gives a very soft illumination but makes it easy for me to take Miss Scarlett out for walkies after sundown.
Consider putting uplighting around your yard/property and lighting your drive and walkway - you will be surprised how reasonable the cost is and how much difference this makes w/ your feeling more comfortable w/ your surroundings at nite.
If you can't string low voltage wiring to all areas, consider solar lighting.
Good morning everyone! I believe that whodaz was referencing street lighting as opposed to lighting up small areas around his property. A lot of people who come from more urban areas are used to having street lights every few hundred feet. They tend to get nervous in really dark areas. I believe there was a study done a few years back that emphasized that "well-lit" streets tended to have lower crime rates. Unfortunately, it can be overdone. My old street in NJ had a street light at each end of the block when I was a kid and by the time I moved, there were street lights every 200 feet apart. They even installed one on the telephone pole in front of my house which was 100 feet from the end of the street where there was another one! This made my telescope time even more frustrating! I was sorely tempted to lasso the thing and pull it off the telephone pole. But that's me.
I can understand whodaz's concern though! The first time I visited friends in the Northwest part of NJ, which is very rural, I realized just what dark really was. It was so dark you could barely see your hand in front of your face. While you could end up breaking your neck getting to your car from the house, the upside was, you could see the Milky Way plain as day. This was something that I had never seen from my house 17 miles away from Manhattan because of the severe "light pollution". Most of the country folk both in NJ and NC prefer not having lights every few feet and I can well empathize with them. I'd like to remove every other streetlight from my own development as well. But having said that, I've come across more than a few areas by me that would benefit from better street lighting. Whodaz is probably in one of those areas. It seems in many locations, it's either feast or famine when it comes to street lights!
I believe there was a study done a few years back that emphasized that "well-lit" streets tended to have lower crime rates.
I really don't believe that light deters crime. Most of these punks a so brazen that if they thought there was something worth stealing on the 50 yard line of Panthers Stadium during a football game they'd run out there and try to steal it.
I saw a security camera video a while back that showed two homeboys walk up to a window and tell the lady working there to give them all the money, she was a little surprised by this since she didn't have any money, it seems that they had tried to rob the local POLICE STATION ! ! !
It was broad daylight and over the door they had come in through it had in big letters, POLICE STATION. Do you think having more lights on would have deterred this crime?
What we need to do is lock up all the criminals and throw away the key. How many times lately have we seen on the news where they arrest someone for some crime only to find out they're out on bail and have an arrest record a mile long. One recently had been arrested 20 times in the last year ! ! ! WTF ! ! !
Thank you so much TheEmissary and everyone else that said helpful responses. I really appreciate it. I'm going to try and look for the contact information for the monroe "Public Works department" to see what I can find to get one up.
thanks again!
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I understand that you want street light, but also go to Lowes & get some solar lights for your property, in the mean time. I've used them for years & the batteries usually last 5 years & only cost about $6 to replace 5 batteries. The impact on your electric bill is $0. They give off enough light that you can see where you're going.
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I have a few light posts but I was just wondering if there was anyway the city would put some of those big light posts on our road. or if anyone knew how that worked..how we would be able to get them to do it because i see a few roads that have them.
But the good news for you is, that you can have a light put in by the city, if you're willing to foot the tab for the electric bill. It's funny, the entrance to my development has no light at road leading into it, but in the distance, you can see it looks as brightly lit as midtown Manhattan at 7:00 PM. Wish I could send you some spare "lumens"! Call the city and see if they can do something for you. I'd try the Public Works department. 
