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TOPIC:
Streetlight Policy
POLICY NUMBER: 7
DATE APPROVED: February 21, 1989
DATE REVISED:
July 7, 2001; Sept 18, 2001 (Min#153)
1.0 PURPOSE:
The purpose of this policy is to establish the guidelines for the installation and payment
of streetlights within the Municipality of the County of Antigonish.
2.0 POLICY:
2.1 Where an individual or individuals representing ownership of two-thirds (2/3) of the
property of any one area, file a petition with the Municipal Clerk requesting street
lighting, the Municipality may have installed such lights.
2.2 In cases where the Municipality receives a petition for street lighting and agrees to
have same installed, the Municipality shall recover all of the costs of those lights by
levying an area rate or flat fee on the users.
2.3 Where an individual or individuals representing ownership of two-thirds (2/3) of the
property of any one area file a petition with the Municipal Clerk requesting street
lighting be removed, the Municipality may have such service discontinued.
2.4 The Municipality will consider installing a maximum of five (5) individual street lights
per year with a maximum of no more than three (3) lights per district or as needed.
If someone petitions the County, then Council would look at it on an individual basis.
2.5 Upon recommendation from an individual Councillor in conjunction with the RCMP
or Traffic Authority, the Municipal Clerk will consider installing individual streetlights
at dangerous intersections that, if not lighted, may cause harm to residents of the
Municipality.
3.0 POLICY REVIEW:
This Policy is to be reviewed once each calendar year, unless deemed otherwise by the
Policy Committee from time to time.