Bellefonte council weighs lighting changes at Missoula Park; staff to cost solar/pole options

Bellefonte Borough staff and councilors spent the work session reviewing complaints and options for lighting at Missoula Park and asked staff to return with cost estimates for alternatives, including solar fixtures and new poles.

Council members heard that the current fixture is a 400‑watt floodlight provided as a courtesy by West Penn Power and that it cannot be shielded or fitted with alternate bulbs. “There’s really not too many options with that light. It’s a 400 watt floodlight,” Matt Almond, a borough staff member who presented the item, said. He told council the fixture was turned toward the park interior after complaints but that the borough had few immediate technical options through West Penn Power.

The discussion matters because residents raised concerns about light spill and aesthetics, while others said…