Several residents of the new housing scheme at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD),The better of the two streets in the Herstelling New Scheme which is causing taxi drivers to refuse to enter the area.are concerned about the appalling condition of their streets which presently have huge potholes.Reports are that the two streets which give access to and from the area are badly damaged with massive holes that are expanding as time goes by.Drivers have no choice but to use these streets which crumble slowly as a result of the weight of their vehicles.Kaieteur News was told by one resident that the Little Diamond/ Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is responsible for the maintenance of their streets, however the NDC continues to execute shabby repair works every time work is done.“We have two streets and both in the same state. Shabby works. Around September last year they did some shabby works with loam and bricks and now it is the same way again. They keep saying the same thing all the time that they will do something shortly but it is the same,” complained one resident.The chairperson of the NDC,
Cheap NHL Jerseys, whose name was supplied as “Mrs. Sookdeo”, told this newspaper that a new year has recently begun and it is only now that people have continued paying their rates and taxes.“Our work that is being done depends on people paying their rates and taxes. A number of people are not paying and I can give you a list of the names. They need to come out and pay that is how we get money to do work. People need to come in and clear their outstanding accounts. Everything for the NDC is based on rates and taxes. Government doesn’t give us any money, except like a $3M grant. Last year we took some money from this and did crusher-run works on the same road.? But it is expensive to pitch streets and put tar etc”,
Cheap Football Jerseys, said Mrs. Sookdeo.She continued to explain that the weather has also played a big role in preventing the NDC from executing other duties including some works on these streets.However,
NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the woman promised to have a bobcat in the area shortly to begin clearing the streets and in preparation for repair works.But some residents are not satisfied with this. They claim that the NDC has been making such promises for awhile now, yet nothing has materialized.Welcome to Diamond!!! This is the entrance to “Avenue A” of the Housing Scheme where the holes are expanding and drivers are having difficulty traversing“She keeps saying that… singing that tune, and nothing is being done. Our streets are in terrible condition. They are getting worse as the days go by. Something needs to be done soon. Taxis are refusing to come in the scheme now,” added another resident.Meanwhile, the streets in the Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, are also in deplorable condition.While some streets are worse than others, almost all of the streets need repairs since the holes keep widening and vehicles are having problems entering the scheme.This newspaper was told that a number of short-drop cars are refusing to take passengers further in the streets after they begin to encounter the holes.Some persons are even made to come out of vehicles and walk great distances to their destinations.Others are complaining that the taxis which would usually take $300 per short drop in the streets are now charging them $400 because the drivers have to take their time to avoid damaging their vehicles and prevent “dropping in” the holes.“The last time we had any repairs done where I am living, which is in Avenue A, was in 2010. The contractor started the work and finished it and within two weeks the materials started washing away and potholes started forming. Nobody is looking after the road although we are paying taxes and we have huge ditches… gone past potholes, the road is kind of hilly – going up and going down,
Cheap NFL jerseys China,” stated one irate resident.According to other residents, the first, second and third streets of the Diamond New Scheme are the worst, in comparison with the rest. They said that for a number of years the streets have been slowly deteriorating, yet nothing is being done to correct the situation.“If any work is done,
Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, it is shabby, and the streets return to their previous state in less than a few months. When it is dry you have to pay $400 and when it rains you have to walk out. Vehicles that used to come in the area are now refusing to do so. The streets at the front are worse than the back and we are all paying our rates and taxes. Something needs to be done soon because we can’t keep paying taxis and walking through the streets especially in the rain,<a hre
