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Resident Darrick Lang urges Interlaken to tighten dark-sky lighting rules after disruptive holiday displays
Summary
At the Jan. 27 Interlaken Town Council meeting, resident and amateur astronomer Darrick Lang asked the council to strengthen outdoor-lighting rules and enforcement after automated, bright holiday lights from a neighbor disrupted wildlife and his nighttime sky viewing; he offered written edits and volunteered to help staff refine the ordinance.
Darrick Lang, a resident who described himself as a conservationist and astronomer, told the Interlaken Town Council on Jan. 27 that automated holiday lights from a nearby house were so bright they cast shadows into his bedroom and impaired wildlife in the preserve behind his home. "The wildlife, the dark skies are important too," Lang said, adding that the town’s current outdoor-lighting specification appears incomplete and in need of tightening.
Lang said informal requests to the neighbor had not resolved…
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