She said the council shouldn't approve a project which was not delivered as promised.

"Any vote other than a 'no' means that you are OK with a fraudulent misrepresentation of the use of Vision Funds," Knutson said.

Dan Senftner of Destination Rapid City said his group has been working on this project for four years.

"Only 4 percent of the uplighting goes to the sky," Senftner said. "This project isn't about Rapid City. We aren't talking about blowing all the lights up. We're talking about two streets downtown."

Senftner said he believed a lot of the push-back against the project came from panic caused by something bringing change.

"You want dark skies, try dark streets and dark sidewalks," Senftner said. "We took a tour, and four women said they wouldn't walk some of our sidewalks with lighting like it is now. That's what this project is about."

Modrick said she was one of the people who saw the need for better lighting downtown, but she also saw the need for it to be the right kind of lighting.

"I appreciate Dan talking about a change in future," Modrick said. "I think that is what we are talking about. The future is now. All generations want to see sustainability."