The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) on Wednesday announced that investigation has been ordered into Tuesday’s flooding of Albouystown.
Albouystown was flooded after the door to the Sussex Street koker was not properly closed due to a malfunction, although it was suggested that the door might have been tampered with.
According a press release from MLGRD, Minister Norman Whittaker said it is the Mayor and City Council’s responsibility to operate the koker, not the government nor the ministry. He has since ordered acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba to have her technical team launch an investigation into the cause of the flood.
