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Appeal from the people of North Mon Repos for road repairs
Dear Editor,
I am sending images to highlight the state of the roads located in North Mon Repos. I saw many press releases in the media by the current administration on work that is “planned” to be done for the residents of Mon Repos and that they were not “forgotten”; but it seems likely that we, the residents of Mon Repos have been forgotten over the months. During elections time, the current administration held many meetings on street corners, in various villages including Mon Repos where they made blind promises to install street lights, clean the neighbourhood and rid it of garbage, and of course, fix the bad state of the roads.
It would seem as if this current administration has indeed forgotten how to keep promises made. I write this out of frustration and I know I speak for many who live in the section of Mon Repos that I reside in. Please take note; not Agriculture Road where the Government believes all citizens of Mon Repos reside, but rather “North Mon Repos” which is opposite the Market Area and towards the seawalls. Daily, many vehicles going into this community are damaged by the state of the roads that can be seen in the images. You can only image how much worse it gets when it rains.
Some members of the community have taken it upon themselves out of frustration to fill the holes with old bricks which can be evidenced in some of the images attached, but this does not last. It is my understanding that the older residents of the community cannot remember the last time the roads were repaired. I am hoping that your entity would highlight the state of disrepair that our roads are in and make our plight known in order to have this issue resolved. For decades persons have lived in the community without proper roads.
We the residents of this area have had to endure this and have had to repair our vehicles at our own expense, especially in this tough economy. We cannot afford to keep repairing our property because the government decides to turn a blind eye and not assist us. I have already emailed Minister Patterson on this issue, since March 10th 2017, and there has been no response from his Ministry with regards to this. Please assist the members of this community
John Da Silva
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