Baldwin Streetlights Eliminations Finally Official
View the final list of eliminations here.
The Baldwin Borough Council drove the final nail in the coffin on Tuesday night for 366 of the borough's 1,350 streetlights.
By a unanimous vote, those lights will be taken down in the near future to save Baldwin an estimated $66,000 annually in energy costs. The borough will not see significant savings until another year, however, as Duquesne Light will charge around $58,000 to remove the lights.
A joint recommendation by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. and Baldwin police Sgt. Kim Reising was to take away 376 borough lights, but after hearing concerns from residents during two special public meetings (1, 2) on the subject—as well as from emails and phone calls—Bennett and Reising pared their elimination list down by 10 lights.
Nevertheless, the borough is losing over 27 percent of its streetlights.
Click through the PDF found in this article's media gallery to see if a light on your street is being eliminated.
Check back with the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch later on Wednesday for more odds and ends from Tuesday night's council meeting.
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Billee
1:05 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Take all the lights you feel are necessary. It will save money and cause less pollution. However if OUR Second Amendment Rights are finally abolished I will miss the lights..
Is there a back up plan? Don't forget to VOTE!
Jon Wain
8:47 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
It ain't winter but the snow ball has been created.Look for more cuts in your wonderful boro agenda.The lights , a fire station Man that snow ball will grow and then some clowns will say why did this happen?
Richard Fitterer
1:14 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
They took 2 street lights in a row on my st. which is blossom . Now the whole block is dark. But they are still going to raise our taxes. They want us to leave our lights on so our electric bill goes up . Maybe us senior citzens can't afford that. Or and emerg. and they can't find your house . Why not take every other light out.
Cristy Stipetic
11:19 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
I was walking 2 nights ago on Blossom and looked down to send my neighbor a message and walked smack into a parked truck. (Completely clumsy on my part) Tonight I realized the whole block was completely dark! Never realized what a difference a few lights can make. Wonder if it is the same section you speak of!
bd
1:44 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Richard Fitterer - How can 2 lights cause your entire block to be dark? Also, where did you here that the Borough is going to raise your taxes? The budget for 2012 is in effect now and there was no increase in borough tax. The 2013 budget is not in discussion until later in the year. Maybe you are thinking about the school district which has announced a more than 1 mill increase in taxes.
Cristy Stipetic
11:20 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
bd-if it is the same section I walk Richard's whole block is dark. I realized tonight how dark it was in comparison to the blocks with 2 lights.
Richard Fitterer
12:36 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
Yes christy s that is my block so see I am not crazy.
JustMe
8:30 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
Taking 11 street lights off Blossom did make the street dark as the 11 street lights on Churchview did nothing at all. Streets like Blossom shouldn't of loss that many lights.
bd
3:25 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Enjoy the stars.
NB resident
11:10 am on Sunday, June 3, 2012
I wish they would come and take the street light outside my house
JustMe
7:18 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Looking at the list of lights that were taken out it seems that South Baldwin lost the majority of them, which doesn't surprise me one bit.
NB resident
7:56 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Well they should come over here in NB and take some if these