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City council says light pollution issue is solved
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By Charlie Warner
Argus News Editor
By a 3-1 vote, the Caledonia City Council approved a motion that basically stated there is not a light pollution problem with the Eitzen Bank drive-up facility in Caledonia. The action was taken during the July 28 meeting.
Scott Betz, who lives near the bank facility, complained that the new lights installed during the bank’s recent remodeling project shined into his second story bedroom windows.
Betz had attended an earlier council meeting to register the initial complaint. The city contacted bank officials, and after discussing the matter with the council, installed hoods on five of the lights closest to Betz’s house.
Betz reported the hoods cut down the amount of light, but later registered another complaint, stating he felt all of the lights needed the hoods.
Councilmembers were instructed to inspect the Betz property at night. They did and indicated they really didn’t feel there was any more light being emitted from the bank than what city street lights put out.
The general consensus of the council was that the bank was being a good neighbor when they installed the hoods, and felt the problem was eliminated.
Councilman Bob Standish felt the city needed to send another letter to the bank that Betz had filed another complain, “so we have something on file,” Standish noted. He made a motion to instruct city staff to do just that. There rest of the council disagreed and his motion died for a lack of a second.
A motion was then made by Councilwoman Randi Vick and seconded by Councilman Gary Klug that the city did not feel the lights at the Eitzen Bank posed a nuisance. The motion passed with Vick, Klug, and Councilwoman Peggy Perry voting in favor, and Standish voting against.
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