Sir,
In reading the case about the South Uist man claiming compensation from the council after falling in the dark, I can appreciate his situation as one night while walking on the main Benbecula road, the lights suddenly went out. I had to stop in my tracks without moving for a good 10 plus minutes until I became acclimatised to seeing in the dark with little moonlight. This is supposed to 'save' the Western Isles Council money.
I have a question to ask Mr Cambell, have you ever been in
the same unfortunate situation? I will answer that myself. No you have not, as you have the street lights in Stornoway on all night.
Not only that Mr Campbell, but you also have the trees in Bayhead street lit up as well, plus all the local monuments, and i thought you were supposed to be 'saving?'
The people in the Uists and Benbecula pay the same rates and council tax as those in Stornoway, though the refuse is collected every fortnight, but every week in stornoway, and the street lights are turned off early. A second rate service in the southern isles for the same price.
It seem very much like a postcode lottery to me, depending on where you live in the Western Isles. Can you explain why Mr Campbell?
Donald Morrison
7 Macallum Place
Stornoway
Letter: In the dark over council cost cutting
12 July 2015