To the Editor:

The streetlight at the corner of Eighth Street and Lincoln Avenue, Northampton, has been out for several weeks.

I have contacted the Northampton Borough government several times by phone and email. They keep telling me they have submitted a work order to PPL Company to have the streetlight fixed. They said it is PPL’s responsibility to fix the streetlight (probably needs a new light bulb).

I called PPL directly, but the person who answered the call could barely speak any English. I doubt if the message is going to get to the proper person to address the issue.

I guess I will just have to wait until some child gets hit by an electric bike, scooter, ATV, car or truck before the streetlight gets fixed. With the days getting shorter, it’s bound to happen soon.

Edward J. Smitreski

Northampton