I was hoping it is going to get painted, but my husband suspects it’s because the bulb has burnt out and they’re planning to replace it. Given how unpleasantly bright the light is, I hope to god that’s not the case.

Streetlight? That looks like a tree. Is that just how bad the paint/rust is that it looks like bark?

There should be a separate number(s) on there with a sticker, but my guess is that due to the lack of paint, they are using this until it's painted again.

We got new lights outside of our house a year or so ago. They are so bright they light our kitchen sufficiently so that we don’t need to put our inside lights on. Ridiculous.

Last summer my husband climbed up and put black contact paper on the part of the light that faces our house to help dim it. We have cafe lights, so the blinding LED is really unnecessary- especially given that it is directly outside our bedroom window. Kinda feels like the city didn’t really consider the residents living next to these lights before deciding that we all needed 10,000 lumens.

Yep. She’s got patina

That tree as been tagged for removal

It’s a streetlight tho

Damn

That streetlight has been tagged for arboreal synthesis.

Anecdotal, but I've heard that you can call the city and they'll put up a light shield to keep it from blinding you in your house.

Oh my god, this is fantastic news. Thank you!

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BGE work order and job type (c-order means construction order)

Mystery solved. Our neighbors let us know the old lady mid block called 311 nonstop to report the light was dark. For safety. So, I guess it’s time to get the blackout curtains out.

what department/agency/whatever and do you know if they do that in the county

I don't know any specifics. I'd start by calling the dept of public works, I guess.