Dear Queenie,
Often on a road in Union Farm you see dead dogs, cats, rats, chickens, mongoose, goats, sheep, etc. Sometimes the driver who killed them moves the carcass from the road into the bushes. But often they leave it until someone else takes care of it or it rots away by itself. Sometimes the smell is so terrible for those people who walk on that road.
The problem is that maybe the driver doesn’t see the animals by night, because the road doesn’t have any streetlights. Union Farm is private land; maybe the owner or owners don’t give the government or GEBE any permission to put streetlights on that road.
If it happens to animals it can happen to human beings too. Thank God it didn’t happen yet. I think that the government should close that road for traffic by night for the safety of the people. Put some kerosene lanterns to alleviate the problem, and to make it possible for people who live in Union Farm to drive through another road by night to reach home.
Queenie, what do you think about the idea?—Union Farm resident
Dear Union Farm resident,
I’m not familiar with area at night, but it sounds like a good idea.
Are there people living along that road? If so, each house could put out a light at night and the road would be fairly well lit. You don’t have to wait for government to do it, you know.
Perhaps you could take the matter up with your community council. And if there is no community council in the area, perhaps it’s time to form one. I understand the members of the St. Peters Community Council would be happy to assist.
