EDITOR – The subway to the beach, beautiful as it once was, has now become an unsafe place to walk through. Daily, it is now a hangout for vagrants, getting drunk and using drugs.
Over the years it was kept neat and tidy by local community members and business owners, a battle which now seems nearly lost. On the very few occasions that the municipality has been around to mow the lawn and tidy up, they do the Ellcock Road area, but leave the subway untouched.
On the many occasions that the police were contacted, they did not arrive every time and when they did, they either asked the guys to leave, which they do until the police car departs, or told us that it’s not their department.
Apparently, drinking on the stairs or under the bridge is not considered drinking in public, that is only reserved for drinking in or next to the road, which happens in any case.
Tourists, visitors and locals have expressed their concern for their safety. As Warner Beach relies a lot on tourism and visitors, this obviously has an enormous impact on businesses and people’s livelihood in the area.
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Subway:
The handrail has been ripped off.
It is littered with alcohol bottles, most of these broken, which in itself is a health and safety issue, discarded food containers and rubbish of all kinds.
The vagrants make their rude, drunken remarks at whoever walks by, and on two occasions we responded to women being chased by these drunkards.
The stench of urine is near unbearable.
The community is asked to assist the police in matters, but in return the community needs actual assistance from the police, not excuses.
What is the solution to this problem?
MARIO GEYSER
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