Growing concern over lack of tree maintenance on Ferguson Road
Residents say they are concerned about branches falling onto their homes and cars.
FERGUSON Road residents say they are living in fear as the beautiful trees that adorn Glenwood Road have overgrown, hanging over people’s properties.
Ferguson Road resident Theresa De Borize says she reported the lack of proper maintenance in the road two years ago. “I am continuously reporting this problem, and I get nowhere. I would hate for the trees to go, but the trees must be trimmed regularly because they quickly grow out of hand.”
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Another Ferguson Road resident, Corrie Nel, says her house is a heritage house, meaning that the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute (The Institute) and the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (PHRA) for KwaZulu Natal oversee any development, alteration or demolition of the home. “I am required to maintain the original architecture of my house, and the house right next door to mine is also a heritage house.
I am seriously concerned about what the consequences will be if the tree hanging over my home comes crashing down,” said Nel.
Ferguson Road resident Mary Thomas says trees in the road have fallen onto cars and into people’s property before. “Thin branches are frequently falling onto the road, but the thick branches are stretching out farther, and I worry that they’ll soon fall onto someone’s home or car or a pedestrian.”
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Thomas says that her main issue is that the branches of the trees grow over and in-between the street’s electricity lines, and she fears that this will cause unnecessary power outages. “At my home, in particular, the tree branches intersect with the electricity cables, and I have experienced power outages which I suspect are being caused by the tree branches.”
The eThekwini Municipality was not available for comment at the time of going to press.
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