HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-24-21 Public Comment - M. Linhoff - Bozeman Gateway PUD Modification 20051From:Sarah Rosenberg
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: re request for relaxed lighting restrictions
Date:Wednesday, March 24, 2021 1:30:58 PM
Public comment for Bozeman Gateway PUD modification 20051.
Thanks,
----Sarah Rosenberg, AICP Associate Planner 406.582.2297
From: Mary Linhoff <marylinhoff@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 1:29 PM
To: Sarah Rosenberg <SRosenberg@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: re request for relaxed lighting restrictions
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My concerns are Over-lighting the night from this development. This does
not improve visibility or increases nighttime safety, utility, security, or
ambiance. To increase lighting would only benefit the developer’s pockets.
1.Glare – Consider safety- drivers’ and pedestrian imposing a distraction.
2.Light Clutter Lets be sensitive to maintaining Bozeman’s natural beauty.
That has a healing effect on us all.
3.Over illumination This is urban sky glow and will occur with excessive
light being used to bring attention to this development. Because it is
seeking attention
4. Light Trespass I do not want commercial light entering my private
property by building lights or street lamps.
5.Urban sky Glow lets set the pace of development with respect to why
many of us moved here. Let’s maintain sense of place in a natural
environment.
A little light directed down would be great, but we over use it. Consider
this from the IYA2009 Cornerstone Project, a collaboration between the
International Astronomical Union, UNESCO and the US National Optical
Astronomy Observatory:
Light pollution wastes money and energy. Billions of dollars are spent on
unnecessary lighting every year in the United States alone, with an
estimated $1.7 billion going directly into the nighttime sky via unshielded
outdoor lights. Wasted lighting in the US releases 38 million tons of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere annually; unshielded outdoor lights are directly
responsible for 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide waste. Simply reducing
and removing unnecessary lighting saves money and energy, often at
minimal expense. Over-lighting the night neither improves visibility nor
increases nighttime safety, utility, security, or ambiance.
Thank you,
Mary Linhoff