By Anna Skinner
’Tis the season to be jolly and there is no better way to be jolly than to take a festive journey with the family around Westfield for a unique Holiday Light Tour. All will appreciate the artsy décor that fellow Westfield citizens garnish their homes and businesses with. How do you know which houses have lights and decorations, you ask? Simply visit the Westfield Holiday Light Tour at www.westfield.in.gov.
The website includes a map with Christmas light icons where you can click and an address of a home or business with holiday lights or decorations will pop up. The website is very user-friendly, and can be used with smartphones and tablets as well, just in case the family is searching for Christmas-y homes while they’re on the go.
“Essentially, the Westfield Holiday Light Tour is an online, self-populated map where any home or business owner from Westfield can upload their address,” said Stephanie Baumann, Westfield Parks and Recreation administrative assistant. “There is no judging or competition, all types of lights and decorations are accepted.”
This is the second year for the Westfield Holiday Light Tour, and although only a handful of addresses have been submitted so far, there is still some time until the holiday season ends and Baumann and the Parks Department expect a good turnout.
“Last year there were about 30 addresses posted,” Baumann said.
Uploading an address is simple: there is a link on the website where citizens who wish to add their addresses to a list of other festive homes can go. There they can fill out their name (which does not appear on the website), address and comments about their décor. Once submitted, the user will receive an email of confirmation from Baumann.
Baumann said the Westfield Holiday Light Tour program was a great, easy way to view lights and decorations around the city and a simple way for Westfield citizens to show off their decorated homes. There is also an address on the website for the “city tree” which is sponsored by the Downtown Westfield Association and stands proudly by Westfield City Hall.
If you want to upload your address or view other uploaded addresses, go to Westfield Holiday Light Tour at www.westfield.in.gov/eGov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=3131.
