Servitude has been ‘forgotten’ by DSW
The servitude in Crart Avenue is dangerous, says Heather Rorick from Bulwer Community Safety Forum.
THE servitude in Crart Avenue, Glenwood, seems to have been forgotten by the municipality.
This is according to Heather Rorick, chairperson of the Bulwer Community Safety Forum, who said she is horrified by the state of the road.
“We patrol this area often, and it is a mess. There is an electrical wire hanging down, the road stinks of urine, the weeds are head height and there is rubbish lying around. It seems Durban Solid Waste has forgotten about this road,” she said.
Heather said when the forum patrols, as the car headlights hit the road people are seen running.
“The prostitutes and 'johns' use this road all the time. It is dangerous, and I have been told there is drug dealing going on there. Thieves are also storing stolen goods in the road. My biggest worry is that one of the people using the road will be hijacked, as it is not visible from the main road,” she said.
Resident, Emma Sethaba, said the road was fine at the end of last year as one of the companies was employing a security guard.
“The guard is gone now, and last week the prostitutes came back to use the road. I call the police but they only come two hours later so that doesn't help. Taxis also started using the road as a car wash. It will be so good to close the road off and am willing to do anything to get everyone in the road to agree to do something to action this,” she said.
Another property owner said they had contacted the municipality to request that they clean up the road but had no joy. According to the owner, the contractor is paid to clean Crart Avenue, not the servitude.
Plans emerged last year for residents to have the road closed off, and ward councillor, Nicole Graham, said a joint application by residents and business owners in the road would need to be made to the municipality to make this a reality.
“The residents and businesses need to meet and all agree, and they haven't so far. I chased it up while ago and they said it would get done, but there has been no further progress,” she said.
