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Resident urges city to shield golf-range lights, questions contractor oversight of Paradigm
Summary
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Resident Karen Flynn told the City Council on July 24 that driving-range lights at the municipal golf course remain on nightly, creating light intrusion for surrounding residents, and urged the city to shield the lights and audit the contractor Paradigm's compliance with contract terms.
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — During the July 24 call to the public, resident Karen Flynn asked the City Council to require shielding of lights at the municipal golf course driving range and urged closer oversight of the course contractor, Paradigm.
Flynn, who said she has presented the issue multiple times since the new range lights were turned on, told the council a petition signed by 93 residents living on streets immediately surrounding the range asked that the range lights be turned off by 8 p.m. She said the range lights remain on nightly, regularly until 10 p.m., and that light intrusion affects residents' homes. Flynn said she began counting patrons who were actually hitting balls at about 8 p.m. and reported monthly averages: "In April, an average of 9 people were using the range at 08:00. In May, it was 4. In June, it was 10. And for July, the average is 7. Since the range…
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