Denton Barnes, from Klopper Park, recently contacted the GCN to express his concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn numerous occasions I have reported, to the metro, that the street light located outside my house is faulty,\u201d said Barnes.<\/p>
\u201cEvery time the wind blows the wires spark and the power trips.<\/p>\n
\u201cI then called the metro again, using my previous reference number to report that the cap on the same street light is hanging loose.<\/p>
\u201cI thought they would make one trip and repair it completely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barnes said although the municipal workers came out to attend to the light, he was not happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo workers came, a male and female,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the man went up to fix the light, I was surprised to see the woman sitting in the van, reading a newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man finally came down and when I asked him to clip the cap back on he told me it was not their problem and that I have to report it separately, as he was attending only to the wires.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried asking what the problem was, but they were very rude to me, got into the van and left.\u201d<\/p>\n
The GCN received feedback regarding Barnes\u2019s query.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe metro attended to this matter,\u201d said metro spokesman Themba Gadebe.<\/p>\n
\u201cLoose wires were found and repaired; it was confirmed that there is a tree that is touching the line, hence the sparks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resident was requested to cut the tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barnes confirmed that other municipal workers came to repair the cap.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey did return to clip back the cap, but I must say I find the service shocking, something has to be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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