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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2819
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONT ANA, REQUESTI NG THAT THE STREET LIGHTS
LOCATED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT LIGHTING DISTRICT
NO. 295 NOT BE CONVERTED TO HIGH
PRESSURE SODIUM
VAPOR LIGHT FIXTURES.
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of September,
1935, a fte r due and legal
proceed i ngs , the City Commission adopted Commission
Resolution No. 305,
creating Special Improvement Lighting District No. 295; and
WHEREAS, said SILO No. 295 was created for the purpose of lighting
South Willson Avenue from the south line of West Main Street to the north line
of West Cleveland Street; and
WHEREAS, that portion of South Willson Avenue has historic significance,
being listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City
of Bozeman that the existing mercury vapor street lighting fixtures in Special
Improvement Lighting District No. 295
located along South Willson Avenue,
which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, be retained and not
converted to high pressure sodium vapor lighting. The Commission and resi-
dents believe that the mercury vapor lighting
is more in keeping with the
District's historic character than is high pressure sodium vapor.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Commission generally supports
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the conversion of street lighting fixtures for greater energy efficiency. It is ..
only in situations of great historic importance that the Commission deviates from
its general support of energy efficient street lighting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of November 1990.
Rod~aYor
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Clerk of the Commission
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BRUCE E. BECKER
City Attorney