Many of the problems of out-of-service street lights were minor repairs, according to Arceo, the person in charge of the Ajijic , who assured residents that the fixtures only need constant maintenance.
Maintenance of street lights on Álvaro Obregón street. Photo: Facebook of the Ajijic Delegation.
Sofía Medeles – Without waiting for public lighting personnel from Chapala, the person in charge of Ajijic’s office, Maximiliano «Max» Macías Arceo and local personnel got down to work to put an end to Ajijic’s gloom by maintaining and repairing the street lights in different parts of the town.
Macías Arceo said that many of the problems of out-of-service street lights were simply minor repairs; only a few were badly damaged.
«Some were very neglected, but others just had simple things, such as a bad connection. To solve this problem, without having to wait for the Chapala President Alejandro Aguirre Curiel to authorize county staff, a small crew of two people was formed in Ajijic which will have two days assigned for the maintenance», said Macías Arceo, who added that he prefers to order the material and safety equipment to speed up the repairs, instead of waiting for personnel from the City Hall to have time to start work.
He said that the only thing they need to be in good working order all the time is continuous maintenance.
The repaired lights were on Revolución and Álvaro Obregón streets, the Villa Nova truck stop, Encarnación Rosas by the high school area north of town, Paseo del Prado street in La Floresta, Río Lerma and Del Paseo west of town in the Seis Esquinas neighborhood , and in the area known as La Cruz, between Marcos Castellanos and Nicolás Brazo streets by the beach
«In the area of La Cruz, everything was dark — it looked like a wolf cave since none of the light fixtures in that part of town worked. The worker who was in charge of fixing it told us that the cable was only broken, and when we reconnected it, all the lamps on that street came on. The residents of that area were very grateful to us, because they told us that they were afraid to go out at night because of the darkness,» said Macías Arceo.
Macías Arceo said that for more complicated works, they will look for at least one person from public lighting to accompany the workers of the delegation to supervise them and to continue to follow up on the reports. He claimed that he is aware of the lack of street lights on streets such as Villa Lucerna, P. del Prado, etc., and said that he is waiting for the opportunity to speak with the person in charge of public works to ask for a budget to place the poles and lights that are needed.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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