POUGHKEEPSIE – Conversion of Poughkeepsie streetlights to LEDs may save the city money in its utility bills and be environmentally friendly, but Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Robert Rolison Saturday urged officials to hold off on further implementation of the first phase of installation.
In a letter to City Administrator Milo Bunyi, Rolison, a Republican candidate for mayor, said while the conversion may be conceptually appealing, the changeover “of these pole lights in practice has resulted in unintended consequences I feel should be immediately addressed” by the city, including with neighborhood meetings.
“Of particular concern to the affected residents is the total fixture replacement of the existing lights with LED lighting fixtures, which are devoid of an aesthetic value, are glassless, and which emit a light far too bright for residential neighborhoods,” Rolison write in a letter to Bunyi. “Ours is a diverse city; what may be appropriate lighting for Main Street – as evidenced in the demonstration project undertaken by the city there last year – may not work effectively in other neighborhoods, especially those with traditional or ornamental street lighting.”
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