Neighbor asks Cedar Hill ISD to keep parking‑lot lights on overnight; offers to share electricity cost

During public comment, a resident who identified herself as living across from a school asked the board to consider leaving three pole‑mounted parking lot light standards (nine luminaires total) on between midnight and 4 a.m. for security near a new playground area.

The speaker said the lights currently come on at 8 p.m. and go off at midnight, then come back on at 4 a.m., and that vehicles are sometimes present on the site overnight. She estimated each luminaire was about 200 watts, provided an approximate per‑kilowatt‑hour cost (she first estimated $0.12 then said a staff contact cited $0.15), and offered to pay half of the additional electric cost; she said she had her checkbook with her.

The speaker asked the board to consider leaving the lights on for the additional early‑morning hours for security reasons and to help keep the playground area safe for the community. Board members thanked the speaker; the administration did not provide a public decision during the meeting and did not record a follow‑up action at that time.