The exploding Farrar fountain concerns residents
Residents within Farrar street are fed up with the lack of correspondence they have had regarding their complaints.
Residents have been growing impatient with the mess along Farrar Street as they have attempted many times to get it sorted.
Not only do they sit with a water leak on the other side of the road (corner of Farrar and Aerodrome streets) for the last four months, but there is also rubble left after the road had been prepared.
You will also find a fountain of water spraying out from the pavement in front of the water tower, which has been happening for the past three years.
“It’s such a waste of water,” said Gregg Mac Rae, a Farrar Street resident.
“The water will explode out of the pavement to the point that it wakes us up at 02:00 and 04:00 usually. Sometimes, you can’t even sleep at night.
“The whole road seems to be an issue, but the wasted water is clean. It’s just such a waste of taxpayers’ money.
“Residents have tried reporting it over and over but it still the problem has not been resolved. For the last two months, we haven’t had any explosions thank goodness, but the water leaking on the other side and the rubble is just too much now.”
Lornette Joseph, ward councillor for the area, said this has been dubbed the Farrar fountain by the residents.
“It happens from time to time when there is an overflow from the tower. It does on occasion go off in the early hours of the morning.
“When the residents notify me, I advise the water team who resets the telemetric system.
“This usually only happens after load-shedding or long periods without power, but the team is working on a better and more permanent solution.
“There was a leak on the corner of Farrar and Aerodrome, which was reported to me on July 23 and I escalated it. I asked the resident to keep me informed if it had not been fixed.
“I have been in the area for the last two days and there was no water in the street. The resident also never advised that it was still leaking. So, I believe the team has sorted the issue out.
“The roads department was made aware of the rubble and will send a team out to collect. The tar that was left (not really rubble) was placed on the open piece of land and in no way was affecting the traffic or pedestrians.
“I also asked the team to put the stormwater drain cover back in place.”
The City Times awaits comment from the metro.
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