The First Germiston Scout Group are a proudly Germiston-based troop, which was founded in 1908.<\/p>\n
A proud history hasn’t prevented the Scouts group having problems with their power supply since August.<\/p>
\u201cOur complaint in August was two-fold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first problem was with our bill, as we hadn’t had a reading in over two years.<\/p>
\u201cThe second was that we weren’t receiving full power, as there was a problem with the building\u2019s power phases,\u201d said vice-chairman, Don Bowler.<\/p>\n
He added that their account has been ratified in the last three months, when the group discovered they had a large credit with the metro, but still their power woes continue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe decided that a private electrician would need to come and check that there was no fault, on our side of the connection.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe confirmed there was no fault on our side, but only one phase supply is working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The group called the metro to have the problem attended to, but despite a repair team arriving at their building, nothing was repaired.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe building is a danger at this point and this is a very serious matter that can’t go on any longer,\u201d Bowler explained.<\/p>\n
The GCN sent a query to the metro, but at the time of going to press had received no comment.<\/p>\n
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