I like the idea of locking the subway at night - but if they/we/ whoever put metal gates they'll probably be stolen for scrap! [smile]
On Dec 15, 11:59 am, Ian Gilfillan <goo...@greenman.co.za> wrote: > I'm against closing or "filling it in". I used to live in that part of > Obs, and regularly used the subway, as I'm sure many people in the area > do. It certainly serves more of a purpose than as a repository for human > waste, and a security risk - people need to get across the railway line. > I'm sure criminals also use Lower Main Road and the N2, but there's no > talk of closing them down. > > I can imagine too that a lot more holes will be appearing in the fence > if a major crossing point is closed. It is also, (in theory!), the only > wheelchair-friendly crossing point. > > There are two problems - it is dark and dirty, and it is unsafe/used by > criminals. > > Before there are any kneejerk reactions, I'd like to find out some more > information. It's been mentioned that Intersite and Metrorail (Intersite > are apparently "a specialist in the management and development of > State-owned property portfolios") no longer maintain the subway. Why? > What is the legal status and responsibility? If cleanliness is their > responsibility, they need to be held accountable, perhaps with some help > from the OBS-CID cleaning team. > > Security is presumably the responsibility of the police/community. For > this reason I'd be in favour of locking the subway at night, where it's > most likely less used for legitimate purposes. This will also help keep > it cleaner, with no-one spending the night in there. > > -- > Ian Gilfillanwww.greenman.co.za -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
