As a caring senior who regularly walks from Wit Road down Fifth Avenue to do my shopping, I observed the trees on both sides of the road that are in desperate need of pruning and cutting back.
I would like to bring an awareness that trees have been eaten by termites and could fall at any time next to the fencing of the Springs Retirement Village.
I am concerned about children on sidewalks and people who could be injured by falling branches or trees, like the branch that fell in front of the Advertiser, that was infested with insects that I observed.
Could the parks department be alerted about this problem to do maintenance, and also do a survey of the paving on the sidewalks that is being overtaken by grass and weeds?
The debris from cut grass in the road, if not removed, will enter the storm water drains as the refuse waste has done already.
Trusting that attention will be given to Fifth Avenue CBD, as our main road in town.
Leona Bisello.
n Metro officials will be deployed to the area of concern to give urgent attention to the issues raised.
Themba Gadebe,
Metro spokesman.
