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Ken, most important in this rollout will be the lense/enclosure used. If they are going to be directed straight down onto a road surface then it's not so bad but if they use unmasked bucket type lamp covers then the light will be spread over a 360 degree area of the street light. Being so high up these bucket type dump white light into just about every backyard in the area. I have one of these bucket lense LED street lights at the top of my street and it is a real problem for me when imaging. All the other street lights still use the baffled downlight type lense and can be avoided. I have planeted a row of Leighton Green trees to grow a massive high hedge but it's only at fence height now so a couple of years from being able to stop that light. In the interim my observatory slide off roof provides some baffling as the peak slides towards the light source. The use of a deep light shield on the scope helps some, but on nights with some moisture in the air I can see a light layer hanging over the street due to it reflecting off the water vapour. Of course being white light broad spectrum it cannot be filtered out effectively. Complaints to Council about that one light have fallen on deaf ears, they did send out an inspector (apparently) and reported back that it was within guidelines (but no mention of what those guidelines are). Good luck, I am considering moving to a rural area to escape this menace.
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