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Old 11-30-2016, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ebacon View Post
Interesting point. Would you entertain a thought experiment?

I do not know how your back yard is laid out, but I visualize it as a typical North American yard that extends at least fifty feet from the back of the house. Suppose your local government wanted to create a walkable neighborhood. In the process they drew up a quick plan that showed a footpath through your property that is a reasonable distance from your house, say at least fifty feet.

Assuming that you said OK to the plan and granted an easement, would you still feel a need for automatic security lighting in the back yard? If so, why?
That's my backyard and it joins similar 'backyards' so the local government would have a job on their hand to create a walkable path. What you see is the cleared part, there is another acre of woods, complete with a small creek.

So they would be well away from the house and I doubt many would be walking it after dark. We had a resident bobcat for a while and it was quite large. There is the odd skunk out and about at night. They tend to leave their aroma on the air well into the next day.
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