A group of environmental activists is determined to protect West Marin’s view of the...
, Chronicle reporter Sam Whiting suggests there may be other motivations for the North Bay community.Devon Wolfhart/Getty Images/iStockphoto
“Their motivation is both aesthetic and practical,” Whiting writes. “If West Marin becomes a certified Dark Sky Community, which will require action by the county Board of Supervisors to limit the brightness of exterior lighting, the effort might add a layer of protection against creeping light pollution — and the residential and commercial development that causes it.”
The dark sky application is no small thing. In addition to a $250 fee, it’ll cost $25,000 and require five years of website maintenance, educational presentations, printing costs and office supplies. Necessary modifications to LED streetlights could cost more than $35,000, the Chronicle reported.“This is not just about us,” Laura Arndt, one of DarkSky West Marin’s leaders, told the Chronicle.
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