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Neighbors tell council municipal-court outcome, lighting dispute left them without relief
Summary
Residents Guillermo Lugo and Shalena Smith told the council that municipal-court proceedings over outdoor lighting and mutual violations left them fined while they say they were the affected party; councilors explained separation of powers limits what the council can do about court rulings.
Two residents told the West Warwick Town Council on Feb. 4 that a longstanding dispute with a neighbor over bright spotlighting has harmed their quality of life and that municipal-court outcomes left them unsatisfied.
Guillermo Lugo and Shalena Smith said they have lived at 24 Meadow Street for decades and described bright commercial-style lighting from a neighboring property that they say floods their windows and yard. They said they sought help from the…
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