City officials are again asking residents to compare streetlights around Langley after Puget Sound Energy recently installed a 3,000-Kelvin LED streetlight at 4th and Park.

In addition to the new light-emitting diode streetlight, a 4,000-Kelvin bulb is also installed on 3rd and Park. Residents can evaluate the LED street lights with the existing 98 sodium streetlight bulbs that can be found throughout the town. Sodium streetlights have an amber hue, while the LED lights emit a brighter color spectrum.

In an effort to reduce its energy costs, the city may replace nearly all of the traditional sodium streetlight bulbs with LEDs.

In July, the 4,000-Kelvin bulb drew complaints from residents who said there were potential health risks associated with the LEDs and that people’s homes were being polluted with light.

At a city council meeting Monday night, residents once again voiced their concerns.

Steve Tremblay called the LED streetlights “offensively bright” and that installing them would be the worst.

“You guys have to not let this go through,” Tremblay said. “It’s going to be the biggest mistake Langley has ever done.”

The potential change will need the approval of residents first. City officials are investigating ways to accurately gauge the public and are considering attaching a voting form on the next utility bill to be sent out on Nov. 1, as well as other methods to ensure residents have a voice. Mayor Tim Callison said he wants to keep the voting to strictly Langley residents.

Monica Guzman said she lives in close proximity to the lights and has found them to be a nuisance.

“I hate the new lights,” Guzman said. “They are ugly. They are cold. And I have to be looking at this all the time since they put it on.”

“We were very happy with the other lights,” he added.