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Shorewood trustees keep 'dark‑sky' fixtures but agree to shields and resident adjustments
Summary
Trustees reaffirmed support for dark‑sky LED streetlights while agreeing to continue installing house‑side shields, spin light heads at intersections where feasible, and make individual adjustments by resident request; repurchasing Lake Drive fixtures remains costly and divisive.
Shorewood trustees on a committee of the whole on the evening of the meeting reaffirmed their prior decision to use dark‑sky LED streetlight fixtures for most village streets while adopting a policy of resident‑level mitigation when lights intrude on homes.
“I'm in favor of keeping the dark sky lights going,” Trustee McGovern said, adding the fixtures have reduced light intrusion at her corner and improved pedestrian safety. Staff framed three discrete questions for trustees: stop specifying dark‑sky fixtures going forward and replace current fixtures; install shields at intersections; and make Lake Drive fixtures dimmable like side streets. Staff said conversion or replacement costs can be substantial — citing a unit reference of “$900…
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