Can I hang an attachment to a lighting pole or utility pole?

The short answer is no.  While hanging flags or flower pot hangers is a nice look to the neighborhood, street lighting poles are not designed to handle these accessories due to the excess weight, structural design of the equipment, and wind factors.  These factors can cause damage to the pole and would risk injury or personal property damage and therefore Street Lighting does not recommend our equipment to be tampered with.  Crews are instructed to remove and place foreign items on the ground at the base of the pole to prevent any damage to the poles or person.  PSEG and Verizon also do not allow unlicensed equipment to be attached to their poles.  Street Lighting itself must ask for permission to attach our street lighting equipment to the utility poles and pay an attachment fee as well as a fixed rate for electric.  

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1. How can residents tell if a sign is a Town of Hempstead sign or not?
2. Does the Town of Hempstead install Speed Bumps or Speed Humps?
3. Does the Town of Hempstead maintain Red Light Cameras or Speed Cameras?
4. Does the Town of Hempstead Traffic Control Division issue Traffic Tickets?
5. Does the Town of Hempstead enforce posted signs?
6. How do I request an additional street light?
7. Why is a Town of Hempstead crew or contractor working in my yard?
8. What are easement rights?
9. Does Street Lighting maintain lights on all roadways?
10. What if a tree is blocking the light from the roadway?
11. Can I hang an attachment to a lighting pole or utility pole?
12. Can I use electric from any of Street Lighting's equipment?