Streetlight Petitions and Lighting Budget

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions and the official minutes; details may be misheard.

What: the stream of individual streetlight petitions at Public Works, and the limits of DPW's lighting budget.
Where it stands: on 2026-09-14 the committee acted on nine petitions (see below); DPW warned it has little money for installation or maintenance.
Next: DPW review of Hamilton St. lighting (Almont Ave. to Fairmont Ave.); Council votes on the committee reports.

A night survey by lighting specialists checks spacing (about 100 feet maximum in dense areas), wattage and a visual review.
DPW generally will not shut lights off for safety reasons; baffles and the lowest wattage were already used at Copperfield Rd.
John K. Westerling cautioned against approving many requests without more money, comparing it to street resurfacing lists.

Copperfield Rd. (glare): leave to withdraw 3-0.
Lincoln St., Norton to Harlow (Robert A. Bilotta): leave to withdraw 3-0; ten lights with 95-watt heads; raising to 130-watt heads would cost about $8,000, subject to funding.
Wigwam Hill Dr. (Bilotta): leave to withdraw 3-0; private way. Bilotta asked about limiting long private ways; DPW said planning regulates subdivisions and it recommends against private ways (see Private Streets Conversion Report).
6 Woodcliffe Ave. (John P. Fresolo): leave to withdraw, 2-1 (Fresolo opposed); a $2,000 light on an existing pole; lights exist about 120 feet away.
Kelley Sq. and Millbury St.: see Kelley Square Streetlights (Hotel Vernon).
Tallawanda Dr. at Brookline St. (Jose A. Rivera): approved; a 47-watt cobra head, about $1,500.
North Pkwy. at Burncoat Park (Morris A. Bergman): approved (replace fixtures).
82 and 73 Hamilton St. (Bilotta): held; chairman's order for DPW to review lighting or higher wattage on Hamilton St. between Almont Ave. and Fairmont Ave. (lights about 175 feet apart).

About 24 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee	24

2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee - Nine petitions decided as above; Westerling warned about lighting funds; chairman's order on Hamilton St. lighting.