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Resident urges town to keep park lights on when in use after outages at Bel Air park
Summary
A longtime Cutler Bay resident asked the council to keep field lighting on at a neighborhood park when people are using it, noting earlier outages that interrupted play and saying he was offered a private pay option that was not workable for a public park.
A Cutler Bay resident who said he has lived in the town since 1989 addressed the council during public comment on July 17 to complain about intermittent lighting at a neighborhood park in Bel Air. The speaker said mosquito and horsefly problems drive neighbors to use lighted fields, but that lights sometimes are turned off while people are using the park.
He told the council that a town staff member had told him the lights cost about $40 per hour to operate and that one proposed solution was payment by users; the resident said charging users would be inappropriate for a public park. He asked town staff to leave the lights on when people are present and to avoid turning lights off while the park is in use. The resident also thanked staff who previously improved the lighting and said the lights were more energy‑efficient.
Town staff said they would forward the comments to the town manager for follow‑up. The remarks came during the public comment period and did not result in immediate council action.
