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LED Lights were replaced today in the 200 block of B Street, Sims Avenue and Hillside and appear to have no lens cover. The lights are way too bright. They give off a light similar to Morton Field and need to be dimmed to mitigate light pollution.
The lights definitely do not fit with the historical character of the neighborhood and need to have light diffusing lenses installed.
Thank you
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T. To expedite repair, please provide the pole identification # if possible. Otherwise, please provide the street address of the home or building BEHIND the street light.
S. #2425 address is 246 and applies to 200 block of B, Sims and Hillside
S. #2425 address is 246 and applies to 200 block of B, Sims and Hillside
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City of Vallejo Maintenance Division (Rehistradong User)
Karen Larsen (Rehistradong User)
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Kinilala Steve M., Traffic Maintenance (Rehistradong User)
David (Rehistradong User)
Brendan and Maggie (Rehistradong User)
Isinara Courtney L., Fire Admin (Rehistradong User)
Reopened Brendan and Maggie (Rehistradong User)
David (Rehistradong User)
Hi Courtney-
I think Public Works should be accountable for following up with us not the other way around. This ensures a better customer service experience.
Thank you!
Karen Larsen (Rehistradong User)
Isinara Mike S, Streets section (Rehistradong User)
Mike S. 707 648-4319
Reopened David (Rehistradong User)
Hi Mike and Courtney- Please leave this issue open until it's resolved. It hasn't been resolved and we haven't received confirmation that you will follow up on it.
I appreciate that the city would like to save money and be eligible for a rebate and this issue was reported almost 1 month ago and we are still metaphorically in the middle of Morton Field at night.
Please have Tanko Lighting of San Francisco who is providing project management services to oversee the conversion of the remaining streetlights develop a corrective action plan for the mitigation of the light pollution as a result.
I wish the city had consulted with the neighborhood prior to installation. This would have made for a smoother transition for PW.
David (Rehistradong User)
Courtney L., Fire Admin (Rehistradong User)
Courtney L., Fire Admin (Rehistradong User)
Michael Natov (Rehistradong User)
Alrighty then! A "Glare Shield" is just what the Doctor ordered. Typically, they are adjustable, so the installer can "aim" the light right down to a very small target or area. This is accomplished, again, with the Glare Shield component... Simply put, and that is how I like it, it is normally a piece of thin galvanized or similar steel, held in place with the fixture "lens cover" screws. Thus a shield is installed that the tech. can "aim" the light right down to a single window, or whatever is required / wanted.
Anyone may contact me if they require / wish further explanation at (707) 552-6642... That includes you, Mr Mike S.
Hopefully, I answered everyone's query, but it IS unfortunate, that said shields are still some time away. Thank you for listening and here is hoping for a quick and amicable solution to this problem.
I am VERY confident that The City of Vallejo (Maintenance division / department) will arrive at a timely, correct, and everyone being pleased solution.... Michael
Any advise or
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Mike- Neighbor Comments:
I hate them even tho they save energy. They don't have to be so white (more natural color would be better). Three of them light up my bedroom......one of them is up on C street!
Also when driving at night, blind sots are created (like after a flash bulb goes off) creating a dangerous driving condition not only for me but for others who have the same concern.
I have been told that the city will put deflectors on them but my sister in east vallejo has been trying for three months to get one in her court......so far no luck........she can read a book in her bedroom because the light is so bright (which also causes her migraines.
Finally, so much for reducing light pollution.....I can no longer see the stars in my backyard, let alone meteor showers.
So there!!!
David (Rehistradong User)
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Karen Larsen (Rehistradong User)
I have had to design special covers to put on my bedroom windows because the lights are so bright.
It doesn't seem to do a thing to deter the criminals in our area.
The lights are way too bright, unreasonably bright. I cannot see the stars anymore.
There's one in front of my house, and one in back. I hate them too.
David (Rehistradong User)
Hi Mike-
These are my comments not neighbors:
It's like being on Morton Field during a night game. Way too bright and the one in our alley shines right into my bedroom despite black out curtains.
The manufacturer must have some solution for removing bulbs or putting a proper cover on the LED bulbs as they are exposed right now.
Have you checked with them?
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Robert English (Rehistradong User)
HOWEVER:
There clearly seems to be an issue with the contractor/manufacturer's ability to provide full cut-off shades for these lamps. It isn't rocket science. They can be fabricated and attached to existing fixtures by virtually any competent mechanical/electrical contractor. Slip-on aluminum or plastic "barn doors" or other full cut-off devices would make installing a snap. "Diffusers" spread the light out even more. If COV has some un-installed specimens of the LED luminaires, they could invite interested contractors to supply them with a sample, or a hundred or so and see how it goes. The unshielded glare from these lamps is a hazard to drivers now, and in the winter, with wet windshields, they can be deadly. You can't see a pedestrian crossing a street when your windscreen is dazzled. Let's get cracking on this, before someone gets killed.
David (Rehistradong User)
I am still interested in getting a shield or shroud for the light behind my house. The bright LED light shines directly into my bedroom at night. We have neighborhood consent.
How do I do that?
Isinara Courtney L., Fire Admin (Rehistradong User)
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