PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake is pleased to inform the residents of St. John's Estate that the stench of sewage that use to emanate in the area of the housing development is a thing of the past since the estate was hooked up to the L.B. Scott Road sewage system.
In a public private partnership between the Government of Sint Maarten (Ministry VROMI) and the St. John's Estate Homeowners Association, the necessary infrastructure aspects were jointly taken care of resulting in the connection.
Minister Lake says that the advice for the installation of safety guardrails along the trench has been signed and installation should begin in January. The guardrail will enhance safety for pedestrians (students, teachers and residents) who use the sidewalk on a daily basis.
"Residents can now sit outside in their yards and open their backdoors. The smell of sewage will no longer chase them indoors. The children in the nearby MAC Browlia Maillard Campus can also breathe a sigh of relief.
"Again, in going back to basics, this was a problem that could have been resolved more than a year ago under the previous administration, but it was not. My back to basics approach is all about finding solutions to the problems that impact the quality of life of our people.
"This is what makes a big difference, it's the little things that account and that the people look at. The public private partnership is an initiative that makes a big difference as well where government and the people come together to solve problems jointly. It's all about going back to basics, and it's all about the people of Sint Maarten," Minister Hon. Maurice Lake concluded.
