15 July, 2010

Damaged bus shelters stay unrepaired for a longer time than before


It seems insignificant but, for several weeks, bus shelters destroyed by louts, are not restored. Till now, every glasses smashed with stones were replaced within twenty four hours. Now, broken glass remains scattered on the sidewalks. After the places have been cleaned by Angers town hall employees, a white and red ribbon is attached to the structure, emphasizing the damage.

Why that? In another field, till 2010, garbage were collected twice a week for the household wastes plus one time per week for the recyclable wastes. Now, the rythm for collecting of garbage has decreased up to one time per fortnight for recyclable wastes. The reason of such a change was, regarding this latest issue, financial.

Would it be the same for that bus shelters devastations, what French call falsely, "incivilities"? Recently, an article in local press (Le Courrier de l'Ouest) critized inhabitants who split chewing gum on the new pavement of Alsace street. And town hall, through managers entrusted with the trolley workings, complained about such behaviour pointing out that in France people have no interest about "collective property". What will occur if, moreover, the city reduces its expenses against such "incivilities"?

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