CALLS for authorities to remove people hanging around the Westville Post Office are getting louder.
Residents say the area has become an eyesore with litter and cardboard strewn in the vicinity of the buzzing post office.
A resident, Peta Jane Storm said the post office has become a hang out spot for vagrants and drug dealers to operate from.
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Storm said they have witnessed numerous drug deals taking place in broad daylight and have notified the police who are doing their best to keep this at bay.
“Unfortunately the post office is situated in between three schools where vulnerable children attend daily. The place has become a filthy drug-filled and dangerous place to visit and what should be the pillar of lovely community where we can safely collect our post without fear,” said Storm.
“All we want and wish for as residents is for Westville to be a safe and desirable place to live in.”
Storm is among a group of residents who have taken it upon themselves to return Westville to its former glory.
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She said the post office project was taken up by herself, Helen Cannon along with Glassinc and Watchdog fencing staff in January. “The broken windows were replaced by Glassinc Westville and the razor wire to secure the PO was supplied by Watchdog at no cost.
We then went ahead and cleaned up all the gardens and replanted them also at no cost with plants from the Westville Conservancy plant depot and Helen Cannons plant supply.
Storm said they were going to involve the learners from the Westville Girls High School as a community project for community service hours and to complete all the gardens but Covid-19 hit. Along with the Westville Conservancy’s and Keep Westville Beautiful, they continue to replace the damaged gardens, pick up litter and drug material.
Westville SAPS communications officer, Capt Elizabeth Smith said SAPS and Metro Police have planned operations in place to address the issues around the post office.
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