JVD residents bemoan ‘ignored’ concerns
According to one taxi driver who opted to remain anonymous, tourists who are repeat visitors often tend to ask who is in charge of the roads and why they continue to be neglected by officials of the Territory given their frequent usage.
Residents also complained that they needed the road that goes past the Jost Van Dyke Police Station to be turned into a one-way pass as they felt the road was too narrow in several areas to accommodate traffic in both directions.
“We don’t want [drivers] coming down rushing to catch the ferry, we want it in one direction,” taxi driver, Gregory A. Callwood expressed.
“Simple things like [road] signs we need,” he added in frustration, “I’m tired telling them.”
He expressed that residents’ concerns continue to be ignored by legislators in the House of Assembly and officials do not meet with residents of the island to hear their concerns.
“This needs to be taken care of,” he continued, “this is our main infrastructure.”
According to another resident, vehicles could often be seen speeding on the sandy pathway to the detriment of children or slow moving pedestrians. This, the resident noted, poses a danger also to the many of senior citizen tourists that come to the island.
Attempts to contact Second District Representative Hon. J. Alvin Christopher for comment on the issues raised by the residents were unsuccessful up to post time.
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9 Responses to “JVD residents bemoan ‘ignored’ concerns”
These issues didn't just pop up. Where was the reporting 3,4,5yrs ago? All of a sudden people know what it is to be concerned? That's what they get for voting based on s..t instead of common sense. JVD, VG and Anegada been voting the same dead horses for decades because of promises of gold and they keep getting the s..t stick. I hear people keep saying the last Government did so well. So you telling me they did so well that the place fell apart completely in 2yrs? Who you all fooling? This place will take 8-12 more years of serious and hard decisions before it can even begin to look like a success story again.