Bayside Park

of Bayside Park the question was asked to staff and town attorney if the design was in violation of the town’s lighting ordinance and the answer was always no,” Allers said “I have and continue to support the design as was originally approved by council ”

Johnson said the uplighting is “against our municipal lighting ordinance It’s sky glow You can’t see the stars ” Johnson said the lights could impact migrating birds and potentially attract bats

Johnson said if the town can have uplighting at its park, then other commercial interests may want to have uplighting at their facilities.

“Technically, (now) I can go to my backyard and shoot 72,000 lumens up to the sky,” Johnson said “This isn’t the Vegas strip You don’t need uplighting on a barrier island ”

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