Message From a Supporter:
Dear Vernie,
This relates to the Wilson’s Run community near Troy in Trelawny.
For countless years the Wilson Run community has not had a regular supply of running water.
Their source is Sharman Springs which is entombed, and that water source relies on a human being to pump it, i.e., someone has to physically go and pump the water for people to receive in the standpipes and the few homes that have plumbing and meters installed.
This person for reasons impossible to understand does not live in the area. I gather he is from the Albert Town environs, which is miles away.
He does not appear to have an official backup, but I gather a guy who lives close to the pump station has access and sometimes does it. If this is not done, residents have to walk to springs and waterholes in the bushes with buckets on heads... yes, in 2025.
When the water is pumped it last for 2-3 hours max because for years there have been numerous leaks that have not been fixed. Typically, as it is pumped, folks rush with buckets to standpipes to get some… and after 2 hours, that’s it until the gentleman feels like pumping again. There appears to be no schedule.
For the month of December, water was not pumped until 3 days before Christmas. I was home pre-Christmas and there was no water. I was told that the guy to pump had gone away for a bit so weeks passed with no water. During Christmas, there was no water, and if memory serves me, it was the Friday after Christmas that the guy pumped.
Does this make sense?
The mayor/councillor lives in the Troy square and is unaffected because they have a different and more consistent source.
It boggles the mind that the parish council has not seen fit to put a better system in place to provide a steady supply of water… why is it dependent on a single person’s availability who clearly is not accountable and has no reliable backup.
Can you please help me Vernie to shine a spotlight on this situation?
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Shame inna 2025 yet still we are dedicated to ppl saying we are diehearted this need change however ppl still nah learn ntn keep u vote until u c better my only plea.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s worse is the people suffer in silence as they don’t know how to use their voices.
ReplyDeletePeople are suffering not because of lack of water but because the authorities have not seen fit to put a process in place to provide supply of water.
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