Update: Hours after posting this, and after being told the lights may be out for 30 days, the lights are back on.The streetlights in the Northwest Corner of Shorewood have been out for the last few days, making it almost pitch black. I contacted Village Manager Chris Swartz today to determine how much longer this might continue. His response is below.
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Steve, waiting for a major piece of equipment that went out; could be up to 30 days. I had asked for special patrol up there. Hopefully we can rig something to get it going prior to 30 days until the long-term solution is found.
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Given the rash of break-ins and burglaries we have been experiencing lately, this is totally unacceptable. Actually, even if we hadn’t experienced this sudden uptick in crime, it would still seem unreasonable to expect people to walk around in complete darkness on our Village streets.
Comments1. There are 12 auto break-ins in 2 days, and the Northwest side of Shorewood has to walk to their cars at night in complete darkness? How much more dangerous could it get? How come I have the feeling that if this happend on the east side of the village it would not take 30 days?
- Anonymous Reader, 5/15/07
From Steve: Let the class warfare begin!
