Deplorable roads in Block “Y” Cornelia Ida

Dear Editor,
It is with great disappointment and frustration that I pen this letter to your newspaper to let everyone reading know about the grave neglect which has been happening in our community of Cornelia Ida, more importantly Block “Y”, with respect to the streets and with bushes.
Some streets are in a terrible state presently. They were bad, then worse, now some are at their “worst”. We have filled the holes with bricks already, but they only covered the holes for a certain time before the road deteriorated.
For example, the 3rd and 4th Streets on the left are at their “worst”. Whenever it rains, the holes would hold water for days. These two streets are so bad that if cars at their normal height from the ground drive, their bottoms would jam. All the people in these streets are subjected to the same discomfort.
Sometime last year, a grader came in the streets and spread dirt over the holes, but after the rains came, everything was back to normal. Whenever it rains and a garbage truck passes, it’s like going through a trial.
There were meetings with the councillor of the said district, who said that whenever he says anything to the RCD, everything falls on deaf ears.
Between the 3rd and 4th Streets also, there is a clump of bush which is a habitat for mosquitoes, bees, and harmful animals. The bushes were cut once, and we tried maintaining the land, but whenever it rains, the bushes would grow at an alarming rate, which makes it unsuitable to go in and spray the bush, because it’s swampy in there.
These two issues have been here since before the Granger Government came into power, now the Ali regime is in control, we hope for some relief, as this community is a stronghold of the current Government.
This is unacceptable in today’s age, and would serve no motivation for persons wanting to purchase a new vehicle, due to fears of it getting jammed or bent tires, etc.

Yours respectfully,
Concerned Citizen