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Boulevard to Hillsborough and parts north and west. I think it would be just a good policy to get <br />this before both Chambers to let the business community knave what's being proposed here." <br />Nicole Gooding-Ray "Mr. Bryan." <br />Jay Bryan, Planning Board Member "I have a couple of quick things. There are a couple of <br />places in the Ordinance where it talks about cut-off features. And my suggestion would be that <br />where it says "cut-off' it should be really full cut-off. That means that you don't let the light <br />horizontal. I didn't see the term full cut-off so I'm not sure how this would apply but that's one <br />suggestion. <br />"The second one was that the lighting plan, for instance in other ordinances, show <br />consideration for energy -efficient lighting and that kind of thing. That`s made a part of what's <br />being required. <br />"Thirdly, there wasn't anything about how you measure light, that is how the County, <br />measures light and this could complicate the Ordinance by that, but there's nothing in there that <br />defines that. <br />Nicole Gooding -Ray "Ok, Ms. Price." <br />Ms. Renee Price "People who spoke, whether they thought the issue was more the type of <br />lighting, or whether it is the design of the light fixtures itself and, you know, which would actually <br />achieve the lighting you want overall for the efficiency?" <br />Ron Osborne "It makes sense. While I've got my thought train, I wanted to make one comment. <br />Mr. Jacobs, in the attachment that Duke Power provided, there are the rate schedules offered <br />by the Commission. There's a contract period on the lights which helps Duke Power recoup the <br />investment and everything. If the light was replaced once that contract period for whatever the <br />light is, and it varies depending on the type of light, was met, then that cost would be greatly <br />reduced. What hurts is when the light has just been put up and then you've gat to ga out there <br />because you haven't recouped your investment from the time spent. So, that is a factor in there <br />"Regarding your question, it would probably be answered by the first two speakers from <br />their concerns and their perspective. I would say that from Duke Power's perspective and my <br />professional experiences that the type of light, as far as metal halide, mercury vapor, high <br />pressure sodium, low pressure sodium is a lot of times a matter of personal preference, <br />esthetics, you know the color rendition. Each one is designed to do something differently. Of <br />course the metal halide, the bright white light, is what looks the nicest but it is also the most <br />expensive from the standpoint of maintenance, materials and equipment. <br />"The light trespass issue is more of improper application or the use of fixtures that are <br />not the cut-off fixtures because when the light projects below that fixture, it's not always shining <br />down on the surface intended. It's also bleeding out to the side. And you can see a small point <br />of light for miles away. Again, from the southern part of Alamance County you can see those <br />lights for miles and miles even on a clear night when there is no moisture in the air. It's not the <br />light that's being projected on the roadway. You could have the same type lights, same wattage <br />and everything, but if you had the cut-off lens, it would be down on the roadway and not that <br />paint of light that you see from miles away. I think it's the application, the type of fixture, that's <br />the biggest offender." <br />