In the fall of 2008, Live! Casino in Fairland, Indiana opened its doors. On the outskirts of town its presence is not too visible. However, each night when the sun sets, the casino turns on its moving spotlight, polluting the natural darkness of the night sky. The mayor of Shelbyville claims that few people have complained about the spotlight, and implies that if there is enough dissatisfaction, perhaps the spotlight will be extinguished. Let's bring back the beautiful starry nights with no distraction from the casino's lights!
I have spent my evenings sitting on my back porch watching that light cut through the dark where the stars used to be. The mayor keeps insisting that nobody is bothered by this but I hear from neighbors every single day who just want to look up at the night sky in peace.
June 17, 2009
Seeing this much momentum gives me real hope that we can finally reclaim our dark skies. It means so much to see that I am not the only one grieving the loss of those quiet, starry nights in Fairland.
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Sarah Zhang
17 years ago
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I used to love looking at the stars out here but now you can barely see anything at all. It is just light pollution and we dont need it.
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Dave Rhodes
17 years ago
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RIDICULOUS. waste of electricity and so annoying to look at every single night.
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Mike Chen
17 years ago
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its honestly blinding when i drive home from work. who even needs that thing on all night long? shut it off.
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In the fall of 2008, Live! Casino in Fairland, Indiana opened its doors. On the outskirts of town its presence is not too visible. However, each night when the sun sets, the casino turns on its moving spotlight, polluting the natural darkness of the night sky. The mayor of Shelbyville claims that few people have complained about the spotlight, and implies that if there is enough dissatisfaction, perhaps the spotlight will be extinguished. Let's bring back the beautiful starry nights with no distraction from the casino's lights!
I have spent my evenings sitting on my back porch watching that light cut through the dark where the stars used to be. The mayor keeps insisting that nobody is bothered by this but I hear from neighbors every single day who just want to look up at the night sky in peace.
June 17, 2009
Seeing this much momentum gives me real hope that we can finally reclaim our dark skies. It means so much to see that I am not the only one grieving the loss of those quiet, starry nights in Fairland.
3 Comments
S
Sarah Zhang
17 years ago
Featured
I used to love looking at the stars out here but now you can barely see anything at all. It is just light pollution and we dont need it.
D
Dave Rhodes
17 years ago
Featured
RIDICULOUS. waste of electricity and so annoying to look at every single night.
M
Mike Chen
17 years ago
Featured
its honestly blinding when i drive home from work. who even needs that thing on all night long? shut it off.
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I used to love looking at the stars out here but now you can barely see anything at all. It is just light pollution and we dont need it.