February 12, 2010

Bristol may dim the lights


The city is eyeing the possibility of shutting off a third of its streetlights to save more than $250,000 in the coming year. Here's the story.
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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Then how will we see all the potholes?

Anonymous said...

this is a great idea.....there are too many street lights and town-owned building floodlights which burn during the night...

maybe have a percentage of these lights [30% ?] go off at some late hour, say 1:00pm. then the issues of security would be addressed, while still saving some money.

another avenue of income for the town to pursue would be to crack down on vehicles with out-of-state license plates [mainly vermont.] these people are flagrantly driving around breaking the law, while those of us law-abiding citizens have registered our cars in connecticut within the required 30 days.

come on mr. mayor, lets see you make this a priority too !!!

-billy from bristol

Anonymous said...

Did the city ever get any of the street light money it was over-billed?

Anonymous said...

making it darker and darker .

as the city's population grows older and older .

maybe they should start w/ all the lights by senior residences .

this really is how the world ends isn't it ?

Anonymous said...

JUST MORE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD . BRISTOL WILL SINK FAST IF WE DONT HAVE MAJOR LAYOFFS SOON.

Anonymous said...

What did they say in Seattle?

Anonymous said...

7:02

Ward has his hand on the switch.

outage said...

12:46 - your bulb is already as dim as a wattage shortage could be so watt-ever you are supporting might not be watt is in the best interests of the community. Know watt I mean? Watt-ever.

Anonymous said...

10:22

Sorry to disagree with you, but I support what is best for the community, I support what will make Bristol more attractive.

Potholes are not an attraction.

And Wardie could have cut down on light 2 years ago, but like with so many other things, he just dragged his feet.

I am confident YOU know WATT I mean

U B DA LUSOR said...

1:57 - couldn't teach before and can't take a lesson now - dunce.

Anonymous said...

1:57: You whine about EVERYTHING "Wardie" does. Sounds like a personal problem. You know watt I mean?

wannabee can't said...

8:46 - refer to 7:49.