Mitchell Park West Neighbors

The article cited above in national geographic is a very interesting read and I would encourage anyone that cares about how we responsibly use light at night to read it.

I am also confident and hopeful that our neighborhood will find a workable solution to how we light the basketball court so basketball players can enjoy playing basketball as they have for years and neighbors can experience their yards without excess light. My kids spent hours playing on that court as they were growing up  as I occasionally looked out the kitchen window to see how they were doing. 

I must say no matter the outcome of our meeting on June 3rd and June 16,  the whole experience has led me to fall in love with the idea that we need to concerned about how we light up the night and do it in the most efficient and responsible way. This whole issue of lighting sports fields and being concerned about how it impacts neighbors is not new and many communities have seen lights installed to limit light trespass and light pollution. Guess what!  I now spend more time outside at night and I have discovered there a few stars up there we can see and its pretty cool. Hopefully we can do our part..

In addition to the above article I would also encourage people to watch the youtube video by either Googling on "Dark Skies Awareness" and clicking on the video or going to http://www.darkskiesawareness.org/

Sorry, am so used to sending emails and not having to enter who I am. 

Mac McGinn

Also, there all kinds of questions and answers listed on the page with the youtube video...

FYI- the dog park was the first in the metro area, and the neighbors of MPWNA were the ones to ask for it to be installed. altho i dont agree with the location, i think it does create an undue nuisance to adjacent homes. and i'm hoping to have the opportunity to move it to a more appropriate location when the master planning process for Mitchell Park begins.

in addition, i was recently a member of the Tempe Municipal Aviation Commission for a year (appointed by the Mayor). The noise from the aircraft is an extremely complicated issue. so it isnt just a matter of a person moving to so and so and starting to complain for no reason. for one thing, the area most affected happens to be the oldest part of Tempe, long before an airport existed. (not to mention the fuel dumping that airliners routinely do as they land at Sky Harbor)

i encourage you to attend the meetings. making informed decisions is the best option.

Just $3 a night for all that extra security? NOT BAD!!!

Tyler Durden