Tax dollars wasted

Walking along Lakeshore yesterday I got my first opportunity to see the upgrades that have been put in place in the vicinity of Lakeshore and Dehart. The new light standards are definitely attractive, however, without replacing the existing lighting on the telephone poles by removing the poles and placing the wires underground, I fail to see the reasoning for spending so much money for lighting that is already in place.

The “upgrades” seem to be peace-mill with work done on wider sidewalks and new light standards from Richter St. to Lexington Dr. Then nothing (not even sidewalks for a good part of Lakeshore between Lexington and Dehart).

I feel the money spent on the “double duty” light standards would have been better spent providing sidewalks between Lexington and Dehart Rd. Walking along Lakeshore without sidewalks from Lexington to Old Meadows Rd is quite often a scary proposition.

Harry Hollier