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Farmington High student asks council to add dark-sky resources to town website
Summary
A Farmington High School student asked the Town Council to support her Girl Scouts Gold Award project on light pollution by adding a dark-sky resources page to the Town of Farmington website and considering the Lights Out Connecticut pledge to reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting.
Eevee Keiny, a rising junior at Farmington High School, asked the Town Council on June 23 to help her Gold Award project by adding dark‑sky resources to the Town of Farmington website and promoting reduced nighttime lighting.
Keiny told the council she has been a member of Girl Scout Troop 61102 since kindergarten and said her Gold Award project focuses on light pollution and its environmental and community impacts. "My Gold Award project is centered around light pollution and its effects on citizens of Farmington as well as the environment," she said, explaining that light pollution obscures stars and creates "skyglow." She recommended the town create a webpage with resources—similar to pages other Connecticut towns have—and highlighted Lights Out Connecticut, a nonprofit pledge that encourages turning off unnecessary outdoor lights during bird migration.
The request asks the council to consider an official town pledge and to encourage residents and businesses to adopt dark‑sky practices. Keiny also said she plans to work with the town’s Green Efforts Committee and will email her materials to council addresses for follow up.
The comment took place during the public‑comment portion of the meeting; the council did not take immediate action on the request during the session. The student’s proposal would be implemented through staff and committee follow‑up if the council chooses to direct them to proceed.
