May 25, 2010
Climate Change
Norfolk County Council have introduced a policy of turning off street lights during the night-time period – midnight to 5.00 am in winter and 1.oo am to 5.00am in summer – on streets outside of city / town centres where there is no perceived risk . The policy will take some time to be fully implemented as all lights will have to be individually set. The reasons behind the policy are to save energy, reduce the county council’s carbon footprint and help keep down council tax charges.
In Watlington this policy will affect both the Meadows Estate and the Petersfield Estate. Other areas in the village will not be affected as the street lights are owned by the parish council.
Do you think the street lights should be turned off? Should the Parish Council adopt a similar policy? The Parish Council can see the argument for turning them off, but at the same time recognises that this might well reduce personal and property security. Maybe you think climate change is a good enough reason for this policy to be introduced or maybe you think climate change and global warming are just a load of hooey and what is happening is a natural climate cycle.
Should the village be doing more for climate change? Have your say by leaving a comment below.
