Part Night Lighting Consultation 2012
February 10, 2012 4:28 PM
As part of the Conservative-run County Council's efforts to reduce expenditure, they have implemented a policy of 'part night lighting'.
They are rolling out a one-size-fits-all approach which will see the lights go out at midnight in most areas. Currently the only exceptions to this are where the lights have been kept on for safety reasons, for example around traffic calming measures and CCTV.
The Lib Dems' policy is that this is simply not flexible enough: for example, lights should be kept on later on a Friday or Saturday night, or in areas like St Albans where commuters often having to come home later.
As local councillors, we have also been working to keep lights on at night in areas, such as near to the Hospital and the City Station. Where there's a particular cause for concern, we've been asking for extra lights to be kept on.
To find out what's happening to your road, you can have a look at the map for your area below by clicking on the name of the Division. If you've got a comment, you can click on the name of your councillor to find their contact details.
Please note that these are PDF format files which are 4-10MB in size.
Division Name |
County Councillor |
District Wards covered |
| St Albans Central | Cllr Chris White | St Peters and Clarence |
| St Albans East | Cllr Rob Prowse | Ashley and Cunningham |
| St Albans North | Cllr Allan Siao Ming Witherick | Batchwood and Marshalswick South |
| St Albans South | Cllr Martin Frearson | Sopwell and Verulam |
| St Stephen's | Cllr Aislinn Lee | St Stephens and Park Street |
| Sandridge | Cllr Geoff Churchard | Sandridge and Marshalswick North |
|
The Colneys
|
Cllr Chris Brazier | London Colney and Colney Heath |
This is, unfortunately, the only format in which we can supply the maps, due to the restrictions placed on us by the Conservative-run County Council, which has also refused to provide copies to Parish and Town Councils or community groups.
UPDATE: The schedule for the switch-off has now been published. See here for more details.
Public displays of the hard copy maps
St Albans Liberal Club display - Saturday 18th February 10am-1pm
Come and look at the Part Night Lighting maps
To provide an opportunity for residents to see a hard copy of the maps and speak with a local Lib Dem County Councillor, we have arranged a display to be held at 9 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RR (above Kashu restaurant).
St Albans District Council display
Since this announcement, and thanks to an intervention by St Albans City Forum, chaired by Liberal Democrat Councillor Michael Green, there will now be a display at the Council Offices. We will provide more details as soon as they become available.
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