In the Light
Posted by jimmjr on September 20, 2007
Spearheaded by one Town Councilor, a vision for Hyannis is becoming a reality.
Precinct 3 Town Councilor , Jim Munafo, Jr. saw a need for consistency for Hyannis, starting with the Downtown. With the glare from the new Transportation Center, the unmatched Harbor lighting, and the Main St. lighting project unfinished; something needed to be done, but what?
While on a trip to Illinois, Jim toured the city of Urbana, and fell in love with the lighting. Seeing that Barnstable could use this touch, Councilor Munafo was introduced to Burtness Engineering.
Barnstable hired the services of Burtness Engineering to do Barnstable’s first lighting study and formed the Hyannis Lighting Study Committee. They have worked together to develop a lighting study that focused on issues like: safety, putting light where we want it, design, light trespass, city glow, and energy efficiency.
Jim believes that improved Downtown lighting is only the beginning of the good news. With continued community support, Jim sees this plan as a blueprint for future town-wide lighting improvements.
