WAITSBURG—The recent conversion to LED streetlights has already seen a drop of between $400 to $500 in the City’s electric bill, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe told the Waitsburg City Council at its Aug. 14 meeting. However, the upgrade has also resulted in a few complaints.

If one of the newly installed streetlights creates excessive glare, spills unwanted light onto private property or in a home window, or if a light appears to have missed an upgrade, please follow the process below:

Identify the pole with the streetlight in question by writing down the Pacific Power number attached to the pole.

Deliver the number to City Hall staff as soon as possible. Note: The City cannot use addresses or descriptions of pole locations and will not collect pole numbers.

The City staff will deliver the list of poles to Pacific Power once the days are dark enough to allow for streetlight adjustment. Pacific Power will have a technician adjust the lights with the goal of illuminating the streets while re-directing lights away from private property.

“A big thank you to Pacific Power who has been very helpful in addressing this issue. They understand how important it is for Waitsburg to have safe and well-lighted streets, but also to remain glare-free, protect privacy, control decorative lighting decisions and preserve our views of the stars above,” said Waitsburg Planning Commission Chair Karen Gregutt.