Dear Editor,
This letter is being penned in frustration. I am an octogerian, resident from birth at 138 Crown Street, Queenstown, Georgetown. I worked for many years and am now retired and at home, and was looking forward to enjoying my end of life years. But alas! That is not to be. I can no longer sit in my rocking chair at my front window, answer my telephone or listen to my television in my sitting room. All has been taken away by a carwash.
For a period of over one year now, a carwash has been operating on a bridge leading into 137 Crown Street, which is directly opposite to where I reside at 138 Crown Street. I was made to understand that the premises was the official wash for the army vehicles, and from my observation, army vehicles do form the bulk of the activities of this wash. Also on the premises, the second building at 137 Crown Street, is a mechanic/body workshop. If that is connected to the army, I do not know.
From the time this activity commenced, which is over a year ago, my way of life way has been sheer havoc with regard to, inter alia –
- The noise of the machines when activated
- The noise caused by the force of the water on vehicles especially the large vehicles, trucks and the like
- The flying dust and water – the debris ‒ from the vehicles during cleaning
- The loud chatting, laughter and sometimes obscene language, of persons on my side of the road directly under my windows
- The blocking of my entrance by vehicles and individuals connected with the wash
- The build-up of traffic on the road – a main street in the Queenstown area ‒ when vehicles have to manoeuver on to the bridge
- The sitting in front of my home on benches, boxes, chairs, or anything that is available, for there is no other place for them to wait
- Being abused when asking persons to remove from in front of my premises
- And the havoc goes on and on.
I have brought this matter to the attention of the City Council on several occasions, but to no avail. So could you help a frustrated Senior Citizen?
Yours faithfully,
G D Cholmondeley
Editor’s note
We are sending a copy of this letter to Town Clerk Royston King for any comment he might wish to make.
