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From: Dan Warren [danoutside@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 8:47 PM
To: Barbara Cahill
Subject: PUD street lighting
Barbara, could you pass this along to the board of directors please. I have other obligations that will not let me
attend the meeting
To: TDPUD board of Directors
RE: Agenda Item#15
I believe that the TDPUD should not be engaged as the lead agency on street lighting. For the safety aspect this
is a responsibility of the Truckee Police Department and the Town of Truckee. Individuals may have their own
lights depending upon what they think their needs might be but lights should not be forced upon those who do
not want them. All lights that are currently used or for future use should be of a Dark Sky compliant
construction.
I also have concerns with a lighting district would effectively ruin our night sky. One of the truly wonderful
aspects of living in a small, high altitude town is the ability of seeing the numerous starts and even the milky
way at night. This is a unique feature that very few humans on our planet can experience and every light that is
turned on at night reduces our ability to see our night sky. Please refer to http://www.darksky.orp/for more
information on how important our night Sky is.
The last issue is that of money. This is a large financial burden that many of our full time residents can not
shoulder nor should they be forced to. A quick look into our local paper will show that the number of
foreclosures far out paces the number of available jobs. Financially this would be wrong for a great number of
people. 2.2 million dollars in the first year is an amount even those with strong stomachs would have a hard
time swallowing.
I urge you as directors to terminate this project.
.Dann Warren
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a
degree of it.
-Thomas Jefferson-
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