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Committee approves streetlight study request for Wisconsin Avenue after resident testimony
Summary
The Improvement and Service Committee voted to recommend adding a streetlight on Wisconsin Avenue to the Common Council, following resident testimony that the area is dark at night; staff noted the request departs from standard spacing policy.
The Green Bay Improvement and Service Committee on an unspecified April meeting date voted to recommend to the Common Council a request from Alder Presley to conduct a streetlight study and approve installation of a streetlight on Wisconsin Avenue.
Public Works staff told the committee the request does not meet the city’s standard streetlight spacing policy and that staff "cannot actively support this" because it would be inconsistent with citywide spacing. Staff said the spacing standard is roughly 300 feet (one speaker said 250 feet), and the proposed pole location would be about 65 feet from the existing light at the East Shore Drive intersection.
A resident who identified themself as living near the proposed location told the committee they have lived on Wisconsin Avenue for 25 years and said the section is “very dark” at night. The resident described traffic turning into the neighborhood to reach the yard-waste drop-off, including large trucks with trailers, and said limited visibility leads drivers to cut across residential yards to turn around. The resident told the committee that two of three affected households contacted were in favor of the light.
Committee members heard staff advice that the committee has the authority to make exceptions to spacing policy. After public comment the committee opened and closed the floor to public remarks and voted to approve the request for study and to forward the item to the Common Council for final decision.
The committee record shows a motion to approve by Alder Daley and subsequent second; the committee carried the motion and will transmit the recommendation to the council for final action.
Why it matters: residents said the location’s darkness contributes to safety and access problems at night; staff urged consistency with spacing policy but noted committee discretion for exceptions. The Common Council will make the final determination on placement and any funding or installation steps.
