Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter having wrote to ANR news outlet to merely inform you about a upsetting issue of non-availability of access to government water facing the communities of Buckleys, Muntrula and Refrew communities.
I am a 60 year old man who has been living in the Buckleys/ Muntrula area for 55 years. When I bought the land from CHAPA the price included water, roads, electricity, and sidewalks which for the most part is non-existent. I find its extremely unfair and highway robbery from CHAPA and APUA not to deliver service which has been paid for by all living in the community.
Winding back between 2012-2014 the then administration before they left office built a huge water tank on the top of the hill in Buckleys for water to be distributed throughout the Buckley’s, Muntrula, Renfrew and part of Sweets village.
For 45 years I have been having to buy water when my cistern runs out from the dry weather. When the ABLP took over it took them 5 years after getting into power to continue where the former government left off, to their credit in 2019 they dug all the good road roads in the community to place pipes in the ground which the community didn’t mind APUA doing.
Fast forward since then the roads have been left in an unbearable state for both cars and trucks to traverse the community to get where they are going made worse by last year’s heavy rainfall.
Therefore, I am appealing to The Honorable Prime Minister Honorable Gaston Browne, Representative for All Saints West Honorable Michael S Browne, and Sir Robin Yearwood, when the Covid-19 situation eases and government revenues start to pick up, as a matter to priority, I am asking the Honorable Ministers to finish the piping and install a pump station so that the communities of Muntrula, Renfrew, Buckley’s and part of Sweets can have access to government water humbly Mr. Ministers.
Everyone have a safe and productive week.
Ryan Joseph,
Muntrula Resident
