Shorewood trims several streetlight assessments, directs ordinance change and approves brightness adjustments

The Village of Shorewood’s public works committee and village board took several actions Oct. 13 related to the new streetlight system: the committee amended or denied six individual appeals to the streetlight operation special charge, the board directed staff to draft an amendment to the annual streetlight charge ordinance to bill corner lots by their shortest side (with a 40‑foot floor), and the board approved adjusting fixture brightness settings rather than abandoning dark‑sky fixtures.

The appeals considered by the committee covered six addresses that had been assessed under the new streetlight operation special charge in village code chapter 68, section 68‑36 (appeals process in sub‑section f). Attorney Baer advised the committee that the appeals were timely under the ordinance and that committee members should evaluate them using the same standards applied to earlier appeals.

The committee amended assessments for four corner‑lot properties to use shorter measured distances pending final GIS verification, and denied appeals for two properties. For example, the assessment for 1219–1221 E. Congress was revised from a…