2014: Highland Park Lighting Crisis Spurs Citizens To Action
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Illuminating Highland Park, one solar streetlight at a time
David Sands | Monday, August 25, 2014 Nighttime has been especially dark in Highland Park these past three years since officials approved the removal of most of the city's streetlights in a deal to resolve an outstanding utility debt. Responding to the debt-imposed blackout, a grassroots group called Soulardarity had the idea of using solar-powered streetlights to brighten city streets.
A community fights to get out of the dark
Nighttime has been especially dark in Highland Park these past three years, after officials approved the removal of most of the city's streetlights in a deal to resolve an outstanding utility debt. Read the article on freep.com >
(Photo: Detroit Free Press)
Angie Gaabo and her husband Eric Gaabo stand on their front porch, the only light on Avery street in Woodbridge where street lights have been off for several months. Front porch lights are the only source of light on at night on Oct. 3, 2013. Romain Blanquart/ Detroit Free Press
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