SHAYNE Knowles is among a number of residents in Imperial Park and Sea Breeze frustrated by the lack of attention paid by authorities to repairing potholes in the local neighbourhood roads.

So when he saw a notice in The Tribune on Monday which highlighted how repairs had followed immediately the newspaper’s reporting of severe traffic problems caused by an open trench on East Bay Street, he decided to go to the press.

“In Imperial Park and Sea Breeze, the MP Hope Strachan has refused to answer our claims to fix the potholes,” Mr. Knowles wrote. “We have agitated for over three years to fix these issues so we must go to the media.”

He said specifically that at the traffic lights by the Sea Breeze Canal by the junction of Savannah Avenue/Charles Saunders Highway and Golf Course Road, Cable Bahamas had dug a trench across both sides of the road several months ago and left it unpaved.

“It’s getting deeper and deeper every day. This trench has been this way since November 2015. We have holes in the side corners of Sea Breeze and Imperial Park that are just a disgrace. Millions on a carnival but we can’t fix a pothole. Where is the tax and VAT money going to?”

By Wednesday, the trench had been repaired.

The Tribune has been drawing attention to areas that are being neglected, unsightly, unhealthy and being ignored by the relevant authorities, whether it is potholes in the road, uncollected garbage or abandoned cars. Email fixmystreet@tribunemedia.net to let us know your issues.

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