‘People do not adhere to our building code’ – EE/LL Resident
“Even though they go and they are told not to build on all their land, they fill their land with houses and then they go and put their fence on the road,” said the senior resident. She noted that persons, if considerate would desist from this practice.
“You know, everybody wants to claim that this is theirs and nobody is concerned about the general public,” she said.
Another issue highlighted by the resident is that many persons are guilty of building houses other than what had been approved by the legitimate government body.
“Sometime you have people who get permission to build two storey houses here and they have four storey and then they have a set of people living in their houses and a set of sewage running in the road because the condition wasn’t built for this four storey house,” she alleged.
The concerned resident said that it is because the government has not been active in making persons remove and break down illegally constructed buildings that has caused the road and sewage situation to escalate to the state it is today.
“I think the government needs to get a little stiffer. I ain’t want you break down nobody nothing, but make it clear that when you come and you fill the paper and this is what you promise to do, that’s what I expect,” she said. “It’s time we stop being so greedy and be considerate about everybody else,” she added.
The meeting was called and attended by Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool to discuss issues of drainage improvement, placing of pipelines, road resurfacing and the upgrading of the water mains.
Members of the team that met with residents included Director of Water and Sewerage Mrs Perline Scatliffe-Leonard, Consultant Sam McIntosh, Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department Mr Joshua Silwimba among others. Eighth District Representative Honourable Marlon A. Penn was also present.
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