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First Energy to upgrade Wickliffe streetlights at no cost; council will set brightness levels
Summary
Service Director Croft told the council First Energy will replace street lighting at no cost to the city; council members raised questions about lumen levels and whether pedestal decorative lights on some streets should use a lower color temperature for resident comfort and reduced glare.
Service Director Croft told the Wickliffe City Council on March 9 that First Energy will proceed with upgrades to street lighting across the city at no cost to Wickliffe.
Croft asked council members to indicate preferences for lumen output and whether the decorative pedestal lights on about nine or 10 streets should be set to lower color temperature (about 3,000K) rather than the brighter 4,000K fixtures. “She did give you after and by Wednesday, I'm going to shoot you guys an email if you guys can please respond about . . . the lumens, keep the same amount and just on every single street or if we go like plus plus like the decorative lighting,” Croft said.
Council members discussed public-safety tradeoffs, saying brighter lighting can deter crime in driveways and pedestrian paths while residents sometimes find new LEDs glaring; one council member said brighter lights can help prevent people from walking up driveways and pulling on door handles. Members asked whether there were sample lights available for viewing; Croft said she would ask First Energy to provide options.
The council did not vote at the meeting; Croft will follow up with an email to council with lumen options and a recommendation, and members will respond so the city can set preferences for the no-cost installation.
Next steps include Croft obtaining sample options from First Energy and council responding to the emailed choices so staff can finalize which fixtures and color temperatures the city will accept.
