Some are frustrated with the lack of lighting on Cane Bay Boulevard

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Some residents who live in Cane Bay Plantation say they are frustrated over the lack of lighting on some main roads like Cane Bay Boulevard, specifically in the back of the Berkeley County community where development is relatively new.

One person who we spoke with, and wanted to remain anonymous, said they love living in the neighborhood, but the problem is that they can see very little on the dark roads after the sun sets.

“All they do is give me the runaround. I’ve already contacted everyone,” the resident said.

Frustrated, the resident said she has reached out to the county, community developers, and the homeowner’s association to try and fix the problem.

“When it’s dark like that, and there’s no lighting for miles and miles, somebody’s gonna run into each other. You’ve got high beams coming your way- you can’t see. Or any deer or animal could come out. It’s such long stretches of road,” she said.

The resident believes this is a dangerous problem.

“When you’re trying to come home at night there’s a long stretch of cars behind me and we’re all doing 15 miles per hour because we’re afraid. We can’t see going forward on both sides. It’s like a wilderness. There’s absolutely no light,” she said.

At the front of Cane Bay Plantation, there are regular streetlights in place to keep the road lit up. She wants to see something similar in the rest of the community.

“We love it here,” said Ruben Vacari, who also lives in Cane Bay Plantation. He and his wife have lived in the community since last May.

They enjoy everything about living in the area but agree that some of the main streets in the community are way too dark at night.

“Yes. Driving at night, when we come home in the evenings — when we go to church on Wednesday and Sunday in the evening, it’s dark. Very dark. It would be nice if they did have some streetlamps like they do on the boulevard. There’s a lot of people whose sight is not as good as it used to be,” he said.

Vacari says his builder has been great to work with. He might see if they can help find a solution to the problem as well.

“The builder’s been good to us. He’s come to our aid whenever there’s an issue or anything like that. Maybe this is one thing that they might bring up and take care of.”

News 2 reached out to the county. They tell me the developer would handle lighting in the neighborhood. So, we reached out to Grambling Brouthers, the developer of Cane Bay, and left a message with them.

We also reached out to Associa Carolinas, the management company for the homeowners association at Cane Bay, who said they would have someone get back to us about this issue. We will provide that response here when available.