how do I tell the city to put street lights on the entire block?

[chiluvr1228]

Where I live in Florida you can request a light from the electric company but you have to pay for it monthly. I think it used to be $5 but that was about 20 years ago.

[CGab]

You could get a petition going from the people on your street and surrounding. Bring it to a town hall meeting or to the village hall and request for it to be considered. I personally think you'll have to put up a fight though. But you never know if you don't try!

[GiGi603]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

I would protest if you wanted to add lighting on my dark street.

I wanna see stars...

[AlaskaErik]

My last house was in a very upscale neighborhood. No street lights and no sidewalks. One homeowner brought up street lighting at an HOA meeting and was quickly overruled by everyone else. Never heard about it after that. My current home is in a gated neighborhood. Again, no street lights and no sidewalks. I've never heard anyone complain about either.

[David A Stone]

Originally Posted by AlaskaErik

My last house was in a very upscale neighborhood. No street lights and no sidewalks. One homeowner brought up street lighting at an HOA meeting and was quickly overruled by everyone else. Never heard about it after that. My current home is in a gated neighborhood. Again, no street lights and no sidewalks. I've never heard anyone complain about either.

key words.............." gated community "..

[chris410]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

key words.............." gated community "..

uh, no, my neighborhood is the same way, not gated, and its pretty much like that in most of the town, actually most of the state....

[Ultrarunner]

Two ways to do it here...

Ask the city to perform an illumination survey along with a sign petition from all those on the street... it has worked for me.

Another is offering to pay for the lights and sign the contract... this has worked for several as they were adamant.

[steiconi]

I lived in one place where I could see five streetlights from my bedroom window. Hated that.

Now I'm about 6 miles from the nearest streetlight, and the stars are wonderful!

[MsMetal]

My fairly large 'small city' shut off streetlights a few years back as a money saving measure. It made national news. They also removed trash cans from parks.

[historyfan]

In some communities the street lights are paid for by creating a lighting district. The property owners within that district then pay for the lighting in their property tax bill.