Collet Road Fixes Raise Speeding Concerns

It’s an old story; progress often brings its own problems. The Collet Constituency has seen significant infrastructure works over the last year. Streets that have long been neglected have undergone comprehensive surface and drainage upgrades. While residents are appreciative of the long-requested attention, there is now a concern about speeding vehicles. Here is Devin Daly on the works taking place and the always vocal community activist Bernard “Dubu” Thomas with a message for motorists passing through the Collet constituency.

 

Devin Daly, Area Representative, Collet

“The message was, give Devin a chance, Devin that one away. And we showed them a snapshot of to what leadership under the VIN would look like. And in the twelve months I’ve been in office, we’ve done eight or nine streets. We’re doing some more.”

 

Bernard “Dubu” Thomas, Resident

“I really love the streets and thing. I just hope the drivers they noh abuse and hurt one another on the street because the street the come good and ih noh got no brakes. And the people weh the drive today day, the street got gravel and these drivers they like the skids pan the street and they cant brakes pan gravel. They wa kill themselves. Soh all unu bally weh the drive like unu stupid pan Curassow and Iguana Street, me sorry fi unu. Unu buss unu face open because unu stupid. This street da noh fi drive hard pan. This street da fi drive with sense until the lee rock them come off because unu cant brakes pan this. Unu cant brakes pan this. Soh I the tell the drivers, I da driver too, beware, do it right because unu wa lose unu own life because ah boasy with unu pretty vehicle and unu stupid thinking. Mister Dubu the say it because I see it.”

 

Daily says additional programs ongoing in the community include land clinics, immigration clinics and grocery bag programs.

 

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