Plastic “solution” to street lights doesn’t solve the problem
The EMM needs to revisit their processes and the material used to avoid the ongoing easy recurrence of repeated vandalism and theft.
The RECORD’s news article in your August 14 edition – Flickering of street lights leads to crime – refers:
With reference to this article and the response by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM), I would suggest that their current fix, whereby they install a plastic sheeting secured by two metal straps, as protective structure over the street light control equipment, encourages repeat vandalism and continued theft of the internal electrical fuse.
This again renders the recently repaired street light inoperable.
This supposed saving, as the original protective covers were sheet metal, is short sighted, as these plastic (easily vandalised) replacement protective structures result in the repeated callouts, fuse replacements at the same street lights within, in some cases, just a matter of days.
The EMM needs to revisit their processes and the material used to avoid the ongoing easy recurrence of repeated vandalism and theft, rather than just relying on the EMPD.
Bill du Rand, Randhart resident
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