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Somewhat belatedly, the County Council is now consulting on the overnight dimming and switching off of streetlights from April 2016, asking you to “Have your say on Streetlight proposals”.
Their press release starts:
“Cambridgeshire residents are being urged to have their say to join more than 60 other councils and further dim or turn off some streetlights at certain times to meet tough saving targets.”
There are more details on the County Council Website.
“Now residents can have their say by going to the online consultation at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CambridgeshireStreetlightConsultation/ where they can complete a survey or ask for a paper copy by contacting the research team at research.performance@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. The closing date for responses is 11 December 2015.”
Seems a bit late but nonetheless the right thing to do. We’d encourage everyone to share their opinions with the Council.
I’m confused. The consultation text doesn’t make sense to me:
1. “Increase the period of the current streetlight dimming.” What current dimming? Do we do any?
2. “Turning off lighting in the attached roads” Which roads precisely? This is important to know.
3. The map is incomplete. My street (Primrose Lane, Impington) isn’t even drawn on the ground, let alone the streetlamps on it.
http://my.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/myCambridgeshire.aspx?MapSource=CCC/AllMaps&Layers=NightLightII&tab=maps