Angered by the potential danger posed by overgrown trees on a public road, an irate senior citizen reached out to the media for help.Myrtle Durham, 85, has lived on Sears Hill in Smith's for ten years.The avid walker said the trees block visibility and there's no way to see oncoming traffic approaching on St Mark's Road in Smith's parish.Last week she said she fell into the bushes trying to avoid being hit by an oncoming truck.That prompted her to call the Ministry of Public Works to get her safety concerns addressed.While noting that the woman who answered her call was a quite helpful, she was put through to someone's voicemail.“I was told the person in charge of the work crew responsible for cutting trees along the roads was on vacation,” said Ms Durham.“I was so fed up with the voicemail I just hung up and called the Cabinet Office.”Unable to get help there, she contacted this newspaper to express her dismay that she was unable to reach anyone in a position to assist.As a tax paying resident and a senior citizen she said she was “not impressed with our so-called public service sector”.“You can't see whether traffic is coming along when exiting St Mark's Road, it's dangerous for pedestrians and motorists,” said Ms Durham.“The trees take up half the road on one side, I've had near misses and fell in the trees one day last week trying to avoid a big truck.“Thankfully those same trees broke my fall and I didn't hurt myself too badly.“I've called Public Works weeks ago and then again last week. When I finally got put through I got voicemail giving me another number to call.“At that point I got fed up and just hung up the phone, now I'm calling you.”She said the entire neighbourhood has complained but they would not go public with their concerns.“When you get to be my age you don't have a problem speaking your mind,” said Ms Durham.At one point she said she would purchase some clippers to cut back the trees herself.Ms Durham stressed that she's not blaming Government, but as a taxpayer she demands public service.“I'm not trying to make this political but I know this never happened when Derrick Burgess was in charge.“He had crews down here on a regular basis,” she said.When contacted, Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz said: “I have asked for this to be dealt with as soon as possible but the primary responsibility lies with the landowner who is liable to be invoiced.”Once informed, Ms Durham said a small section of the area on her side of the road runs alongside a garden that's privately owned. The rest she said was Government owned property.Meanwhile, former Minister Derrick Burgess said the recent downpour would push grass to grow overnight.“I've noticed it springing up everywhere, it's really noticeable on the golf courses.”But he said: “I used to make a note of roadside areas with overgrown trees because my main concern as a Minister was always safety first.”