PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — We are committed to listening to your concerns and ensuring no resident is left in the dark.
At a recent Let's Hear It event in Tradition, we heard from a neighbor living in the Riverland Community who takes early morning walks but says it's not safe to do so because it's too dark.
In March, we reported on Mark Greenberg's streetlight concerns on Discovery Way. WPTV Reporter Brooke Chau contacted the city and learned that the city's timeline for streetlights will take three to four months, meaning there would be no streetlights until July.
“I’ll believe it when I see it," Greenberg said.
Chau continued to dig for answers and research information by calling and sending dozens of emails to the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida Power & Light and Mattamy Homes.
“Usually the game is passing the buck; this time the buck stopped there," Greenberg said.
Ahead of schedule, the streetlights on Discovery Way were installed in May and had power by the last week of June. Chau asked Greenberg how the early morning walks look now.
"Lighter and brighter and shockingly so," Greenberg said. "I’m actually shocked because there are times when this never happens, but this is that one time where there are promises made and promises are kept.”
Continuing to seek solutions and press for answers, Greenberg reflects on the past four months waiting for safer and brighter sidewalks in his neighborhood.
“Local news is a community asset, and as a community asset, it’s also their role to help the community with problem solving, so that’s why I said 'call Brooke Chau'," Greenberg said.
