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Neighbours complain about St. Thomas Aquinas parking lightsBy Dominik KurekDennis has been living in the home for about We just feel the level of illumination is veryfact that the school is still new and there are OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFthree years and until now her home backed onto excessive. There are times when the parking lotglitches that have to be worked out.a dark field, which has been converted into a is basically empty and these lights have been onWere implementing the site plan that was A group of residents living behind St. Thomasparking lot.a lot of nights all night long.approved by the Town of Oakville. So were just Aquinas Secondary School say they have grownIts not at all what we had bought into. Its The brightness level is not the only complaintverifying all the light levels as of this moment tired of the bright lights that were put up lastvery devastating in the middle of the night. Its from the residents. Another problem is that onand if adjustments need to be made well make month at the schools new parking lot.crazy, she said.occasion the lights stay on all night.the adjustment, he said of the light levels.Lisa Dennis, one of the residents, who livesI knew that there was a parking lot coming Theyre wasting a lot of energy and they pro-The other problem is the automated lighting on Tavistock Square, said the new lights affectand there would be lighting required, but I didnt fess to be green, Johnston said.system is not yet operational, so in the mean about eight homes on her street and anotherthink they would go to such extremes.Its not healthy when you have an excessivetime the lights are switched on and off manually. three on Lakeshore Rd. W.She said because the lights are so bright it amount of light entering peoples homes. PeopleHowever, he admitted the problem that a person She said the new lights are not only tooaffects her and her neighbours privacy. She had sleep better in the dark, thats one thing. Secondlywho is responsible for shutting off the lights may bright and affect the neighbourhood membersconsidered putting in a hot tub in her backyard, for the wildlife, this is very disruptive for them inforget to do so, which leaves the lights on all privacy by lighting their backyards and homes,but with the bright lights on she no longer has the area. Really, it puts a glow into the area of night.but also stay on all night.the intention.Oakville. Its not contained just on the propertyWe do need lighting for the safety of the Its so excessive and its so uncalled for.Weve done some comparison to the ambi-when they do that kind of lighting.building occupants when theyre there.The lights first came on on Jan. 24 after theent area. Theyre (parking lot lights) certainly The Halton Catholic District School BoardsThe standard board procedure for lighting is new lot was paved to make parking spaces for themuch higher than even the streetlights in the superintendent of facility management services,that they remain on for half an hour after the last new Aquinas building, which opened Feb. 3. Thearea. How much light do you need to park a car? Giacomo Corbacio, said the board has receivedperson has left the building for the night. He said new building sits on the same property as the oldasked Charles Johnston, president of the South calls and e-mails from the area residents.in the case of Aquinas that would be around one.Central Oakville Residents Association.He said some of the problems come from themidnight.Full Delivery:Burlington man charged for Oakville murderRona, Shopping NewsPartial Delivery: Continued from page 12-4-1 Pizza, M&M Meats, JYSK,Insideand Milton Humane Society Thursday.Salvation Army, Staples Business,He was a nice enough guy. Heremoved a husky puppy from the Watsons murder was OakvillesBouclair, Ideal Home, Home Depotonce came in to ask for someOpinion............................................6scene on Wednesday and took it to second homicide of the year andbearings and spoke of building aArtscene.........................................19the society shelter.fifth in Halton Region. 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