Editor: How many BC Hydro men does it take to replace a light bulb? I really don’t know, as I’ve waited for over six months to find out.
This is a very dark and dangerous few blocks on 48 Avenu in Murrayville. There is plenty of traffic and pedestrians. Six months ago, I phoned the Township to report the street light was out, and was asked if it was a wooden pole or a metal one. It’s wood.
The Township employee said that means its a BC Hydro pole, and she said that she would be informing them of the light being out. She also said it might take awhile before they got to it. Two to three months go by. I then phoned BC Hydro myself and informed them of the situation. Nothing.
Then my neighbour asked about it because it’s so dark out front at night. He phoned the Township and that was four months ago. Still, nothing has happened.
Does anyone care, or does someone have to threaten a lawsuit? Now, it is getting dark earlier and things are getting a little dangerous out there.
There is one light on a side street off 48 Avenue, but it is not throwing light out onto 48th. There has been no follow-up by the Township, and surely a few Township employees go down the road at night and see how dark it is.
How far does the ball roll after it has been dropped?If anyone from BC Hydro reads the local papers, maybe they’ll notice this letter. The number of that pole with a light out for months all through the summer and a transformer is #2177432. It is just up the street from 214A Street.
We need that light on to make things a little bit safer over here on 48 Avenue.
Don Cummings,
Langley
