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Comment & Analysis: The council have just left damaged bus stops to rot

The responsible council have ignored the town's damaged bus stops and the serious risk of injury to passengers - especially young children - waiting at them despite the council having had more than enough time to fix them.

Image of a damaged bus stop.
Copyright: Dwayne Hards.

The responsible council needs to get moving and fix the damaged bus stops before someone is seriously injured. Putting caution tape on the damaged bus stops isn't going to stop a small child from injuring themselves — and nor will just ignoring the issue.


The council have had more than enough time to fix the damaged bus stops — so why haven't they done so? I, personally, can't see, or think of, a good excuse to justify the council's ignorance of the issue.


Not only do the damaged bus stops pose a serious risk of injury to children and vulnerable people, they also give the impression that we don't care about our town or the issues within it. I don't, personally, believe this is fair on our caring and friendly community.


Residents have rightly complained about the issue. Sadly, the responsible council didn't seem to take the complaints seriously. What will it take for them to listen — a young child becoming seriously injured as a result of council negligence? Hopefully, we won't have to find out.


Hopefully, the responsible council will get up from their asses and fix the damaged bus stops before someone becomes seriously injured as a result of council negligence.

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