You'd think they would have to hold a city council meeting to approve it, or something. And maybe they do this all the time. But I noticed when I went to bed last night that it was dark outside. Wait - I know that sounds stupid. What I mean is, that of the dozen or so street lights I can see from my house, only two were lit. It was dark. People usually walk the neighborhood around here at all hours. But it was dark. Should I go to the city council and advocate taking money out of other programs to keep the streets lit? Which programs? Library? Parks? Police? The budgets are already strained to the max. Thank goodness this is such a safe area, but I imagine other cities will have to look at doing things like this too. If they have to turn off the street lights to save city funds, the streets will be dark. That can't be good.

Tags: city council, crime, darkness, streetlights, world without oil, wwo
Current Mood: worried