Vandals target bus shelters
Posted Mar 15, 2010 01:22:48 PM.
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It will cost Grand River Transit $25,000 to replace the glass that was smashed at 26 bus shelters in the Forest Heights area of Kitchener over the weekend.
The Director of GRT says taxpayers won’t foot the bill because the company that takes care of advertising at the shelters also pays to maintain them.
But, Eric Gillespie says it could end up costing the region more when they renegotiate an agreement with the company.
He tells 570 News this is the second time in two years that a number of shelters were damaged at one time.
In the fall of 2008, 11 shelters were smashed.
The region now uses glass instead of plexiglass because it has a greater resolution for advertising and is less likely to get scratched or clouded.
It will take a few days to get all of the glass replaced.
