Recent posts have covered latest re A46 traffic - and on 22nd September the Parish are now organising a Coffee Morning in the Village Hall to discuss wider issues about traffic in the Parish.Photo: Whiteshill Church
However I wanted to note an issue from this months Parish meeting - an issue I've raised several times on this blog: street lighting. Street lighting consumes almost 25% of all the County Councils energy and costs have risen and look set to rise more.
Apparently 30% of the Parish's lighting is likely to be suitable for a midnight to 5.30am switch off. The County plan to leave it on in sites that could cause problems like near speed humps. It would take a days work to alter those lights - each light costs £12 to convert - but savings in CO2 emissions and cash will be significant over years. The Parish are now looking at the plans.
It has been noted that in 5 years it will be cost effective to dim other lights on A roads - what nonsense - get on with it now I say and make the savings in CO2 and cash. Oil prices look set to rise quicker than most forecasts. Why wait? Other Councils like Essex are forging ahead with the great switch off and dim.
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