{"id":182441,"date":"2018-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182441\/disgruntled-rustivia-resident-speaks-on-roadworks\/"},"modified":"2018-07-13T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T12:14:02","slug":"disgruntled-rustivia-resident-speaks-on-roadworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/07\/13\/disgruntled-rustivia-resident-speaks-on-roadworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgruntled Rustivia resident speaks on roadworks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rene Stewart, Rustivia writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everybody tells us we should be grateful for the R6-million upgrade to our community.<\/p>

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We are grateful, BUT:<\/p>\n

\u2022 I have a wet kitchen floor due to damage to the water inlet of my washing machine.<\/p>

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\u2022 Our equipment was never built to withstand all the bursts of pressure when water flow is restored after all the water outages. I have a claim form, yes, but you have to supply the council with proof of ownership, three quotes and then wait for ages before consideration is given to your claim.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I have a broken gate motor whose motherboard had to be replaced due to power outages and power surges when power is restored.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Noise and air pollution due to all the cars and heavy trucks travelling through our community 24\/7.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Damage to tyres by our now potholed roads. This damage was incurred by visitors to the area collecting and dropping off my son for work. When offering to get them a claim form, the retort is, \u201cWe need to use our vehicle and cannot wait for a claim to be processed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 The road rage manifested by road users towards the inhabitants of Rustivia when attempting to exit and enter your own property.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stop signs are not adhered to.<\/p>\n

\u2022 When we requested the EMPD to come and assist, they came on two occasions and thereafter – nothing.<\/p>\n

My worst complaint is the many lies told to us in order to placate our frayed nerves.<\/p>\n

Not one deadline has been adhered to.<\/p>\n

There was no proper signage erected until we insisted on it.<\/p>\n

We have experienced a sudden surge in robberies in our area.<\/p>\n

These are but a few items I can think of right now but I am sure other residents can add to this list.<\/p>\n

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