Dear Editor,
Why is it that the officers from the Better Hope NDC cannot take action to ensure that a piece of privately owned equipment be removed from the street side to allow the drain to be cleaned properly in the present overhauling exercise in the North Vryheid’s Lust area?
About two weeks ago a call was made to the village office informing the officers there that a section of a drain (approx 30-40- ft along the street of lot 108-120 North Vryheid’s Lust) could not be cleared due to a piece of machinery parked along the street side. The call was taken by one Mr. Shaw who “promised to check it out”. To date, that section of drain remains clogged and the machine that was working in the area has moved on to the next village.
Why would the field supervisor and the NDC officers overlook this clogged section of drain when I am sure it was the intention of those in authority to have all the drains opened-up and cleared so that residents would not have to suffer again in case of heavy rainfall or over topping.
Could the NDC councillors explain why privately owned heavy duty equipment ( including a prime mover ) is allowed to use the said street as a parking lot ? Such machinery has destroyed the street and contributed to burst / damaged water lines. Now that the drains were cleaned (partially) and the street cleared I call on the NDC to ensure that individuals with heavy duty machinery do not use this street as a parking lot. This street was not constructed for heavy duty machinery. The chairman had stated that the council is short of funds, so let’s take steps to preserve what we have.
Yours faithfully,
(name and address supplied)
