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Resident urges uniform enforcement over bright business lights
Summary
At Pine County's public forum, a Royalton Township resident urged the board to enforce consistent lighting rules, saying new business lights are bright enough to require blackout curtains and disturb residents several miles away.
A Royalton Township resident told the Pine County Board that new exterior business lighting near homes is so bright it is disrupting sleep and forcing affected households to use blackout curtains.
"These lights, they can't read a book," the resident said, showing photos the speaker said were shared with the board. The comment was part of the meeting's public forum, where the speaker asked the county to apply the same lighting requirements to all businesses, including sites that have changed use or ownership. The speaker said complaints come from residents "3 to 5 miles away" during certain cloud decks and that selective enforcement creates inequity.
Board members listened but did not announce an immediate enforcement action at the meeting; the chair moved on to the regular agenda after public comment. The concern was recorded for follow‑up under county zoning/enforcement processes, and the resident asked the board to consider requiring new businesses to retrofit lighting or apply blackout measures so longtime neighbors are not adversely affected.
