(haipo) - Haifa, which every December every year, and as part of the "holiday of holidays" celebrations, is decorated with countless bright and happy lights, faces a very different reality the rest of the time, with many of its streets dark. Many residential neighborhoods suffer from poor lighting or dark sections, which make leaving the house unpleasant, especially in the winter, when it gets dark early.
Many articles were published inhaipo Regarding the lighting situation in the streets of Haifa - in residential neighborhoods, on central and even intercity roads. References to the website system continue to flow, residents report burnt lanterns, malfunctioning and weak lighting, problems that harm the quality of life and the sense of security among the residents.
Despite the repeated reports, the residents claim that the treatment of the problem is lacking. "If the municipality had properly maintained the lighting system, we would not have had to complain again and again," said N., a resident of one of the neighborhoods in Carmel. "There is a long section of my street that is completely dark. Every time I take the dog for a walk, I have to use the phone flashlight. It's scary, especially now when it gets dark early. Even the kids, who usually take the dog out, don't do it anymore, because it's very unpleasant to go out When part of the road is "so dark".
Another mother shares Hai Pa: "The playground close to our house has no lighting at all. Especially now, in the winter, when the days are short, this is critical. Appropriate lighting would have allowed the children to play and release energy after school hours."

Azmi Eidi, a resident of Haifa, tells Lahi Fe: "A 120-meter-long road, located in the heart of a residential neighborhood, only about 20 meters from the Haifa Museum and called El Farabi Street, remains dark throughout the year. During the 'Holiday of Holidays' events, the road It serves as a major transit route for visitors on their way to Wadi Nisnas, but the lack of lighting is a real danger to pedestrians and drivers alike A failure that must be addressed immediately, to ensure the safety of the thousands of visitors who are expected to pass through the place during the event's celebrations."
Y., a long-time resident of the Bat Galim neighborhood, painfully shares his feelings: "I have lived here for 40 years, and the place that once looked like a kibbutz, has now become something reminiscent of the Bedouin diaspora. Everyone does what they want, and the municipality simply does not take care of the problem. The electricity and lighting has been repeated for three years in a row - every time it rains, Dor Oz alley remains completely dark. People find themselves Stepping on dog feces or falling because of the darkness. It's very scary, especially in the current security situation. We went to the municipality, and after a short time the lights don't work again - it's just unbelievable."
It seems that the repeated complaints point to a systemic problem of maintenance and attention to the issue of lighting in the city, when the darkness is not only a technical problem, but has a direct effect on the residents' sense of security and their daily routine.
The Haifa Municipality informed Haifa:
"The municipality of Haifa regularly maintains and initiates all the lighting poles throughout the city, and in this framework, public inquiries are also answered in accordance with the priorities established on the subject. In addition, the municipality works to upgrade existing lighting systems and replace them with new systems (as has already been done in Kiryat Shmuel, Ramat Hen neighborhood, Gaola Street, Derech Yad Labanim, the Carmel Center, the beach promenades of Shekmona and Dado) within the framework of a multi-year work plan and the budgetary limitations under which the municipality operates.
However, on rainy days and winter storms like the one afflicting the area these days, there is a multitude of faults, most of which are also related to the electric company. The municipality of Haifa is working with the electric company to repair the faults out of a desire to return the lighting to the streets as quickly as possible."
The municipality only takes care of the neighborhoods where the rich and lawyers live, they don't mess with them, in the rest of the city neglect is celebrated. A mayor comes and goes and the residents pay. Dori road on the uphill side has been disrupted for years, the Hankin-International intersection is disrupted, the direction signs from Route 2 towards Haifa are not illuminated, and if you don't know the exit, you continue on, and the lights from a soccer field dazzle everyone who exits Route 2 at the southern entrance of Haifa near Matam. The main thing is that there is a municipality and senior officials
That's how it is when apartments are cheap
Under the auspices of those deficiencies, crime and violence flourish here
Everything related to road engineering in Haifa, road lighting and safety borders on criminal! Inaction and criminal action
Also Tel Aviv Street - in its back section (behind the Kalmobil building): an absolute stunner!!!!
We work in the office building, and at six o'clock we leave the office, through this section of Tel Aviv Street.
Why is there no lighting?
What is the municipality waiting for? that we fall and get injured???
The lighting should operate as soon as it gets dark - five o'clock!
And the lighting should be strong enough for us to see where to go.
Darkness in the streets, especially for those who have difficulty seeing
The streets are broken and dangerous. Why do we pay property tax?
Happy holiday to all who celebrate. Good morning and welcome to everyone
And what about the lighting on the main road from Hadera and to the north, total darkness, another country...
Even here in Carmelia, on the stairs next to the kindergarten, there is a completely dark section and it's scary. I've skated there many times. New mayor!!!!
I don't see that there is a treatment...
It takes time for complaints to be dealt with, but the municipality should not wait for complaints or wait for disasters, but should proactively activate a patrol to check for hazards of all kinds throughout the city and hurry and fix the hazards. The municipality's answer that the issue "was put on the work schedule" is not enough, since there are issues that were "put on the work schedule" about 5 years ago and still have not been implemented!! And for example, an essential crosswalk on Barzilai St. at the corner of Sokolov St. that was promised more than 5 years ago (!!!!!!) and has not yet been implemented despite reminders.
You voted for a mayor who failed for 15 years and inflated the municipality's deficit to NIS 1 billion.
A mayor who for 15 years proved to you that apart from asphalting the roads, he did nothing in Haifa
And the asphalt was also made the cheapest and cracked again within two years.
What did you think would happen?!
And what did his predecessor do?