Saturday, August 21, 2010

City Garbage Truck Topples Gate Pillar

A San Antonio Solid Waste Management Dept. truck knocked down the pillar separating the FSR entry gates at about 1:15 Friday.  Video shows a worker riding on the back of the truck attempted to warn the driver then dismounted before the right rear clipped the pillar. 

A city supervisor arrived shortly after the accident.  Association Management Services and police were notified.

The pillar was struck four times in seven months last year which elicited questions on whether entry modifications were necesary.  The pillar was also struck once in 2008.  This is is the first time for 2010.

5 comments:

Mark Olsen said...

Can this be a topic of discussion at the annual meeting, we should be looking at other options at this point.

Anonymous said...

Seems like once a month the gate is broken, be it off track, someone running into the column, or the pedestrian gate.

The time to rethink is long overdue, time for a different gate system.

KMG365 said...

The board is considering at least two bids to replace, improve, etc. Looking forward to the discussion during the annual meeting, 8 September!

KMG365 said...

Here's the latest word from Association Management Services:

"The gate is temporarily fixed. The permanent visitor entry gate will be up and running next week."

Anonymous said...

I looks pretty good too.