Column: Famous On Parish Pride & More
[Opinion column written by MP Chris Famous]
Good day to the people of Devonshire and Smith’s Parish.
I hope this finds you and your families in good health and spirits. Let us first give condolences to the families of Mrs. Geraldine York of Devon Spring Road and Mr. Stephen Decosta of Lamas Drive. Mr. Decosta, a devoted family man, was a skilled carpenter who always supported the efforts of keeping our parish and island in order.
So, on that note let me apologise for the state of some areas with the cane grass over the last few weeks. Losing loved ones has taken an unspeakable and life changing toll on us over the last 2 months.
Yet, we must still rise.
The young, and not so young men, have gathered themselves and committed to continue the legacy of taking care of our community. Over the last week they have cleared a rain drain on McGall’s Hill and cut back trees and cane grass in the following areas:
- Devon Spring Lane
- Devon Spring Road
- South Shore Road by the Party Shop
- Green Acres Estate
In addition we have had assistance from Focus Counselling Services who have volunteered time and manpower to put two coats of fresh paint on the interiors of the following Bus Stops:
- Below the Cable and Wireless facility
- Collector’s Hill
- Across from the Squash Club on Middle Road
We thank them for getting these ready in time for our school children to use this week.
A few new young people are looking to learn about landscaping. As such, they are in need of a few small tools to get the various jobs done. If anyone has used tools such as; weed whackers, blowers, hoes or rakes, that they are no longer in need of we would welcome the donations.
Also, if you need any small jobs such as lawn cutting or wall painting please feel free to reach me directly via Whatsapp 599-0901.
Thank you in advance.
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Silly questions:
1. Why are people doing the jobs of our paid government employees?
2. Why is MP Famous unable to get our paid government employees to do these jobs?
Kudos to these people for taking care of their community on their own time. Say, how about sending a bill to the government for their time at say $25 an hour? That is less than the cost of government workers who are not doing the work but are on the payroll. Surely MP Famous can craft and deliver an invoice to the proper person in government.