Two pump attendants suspended during flooding – city

Two pump attendants employed by the Mayor and City Council were suspended for three days after they were found guilty of neglecting their duties at their pump stations during heavy flooding two Fridays ago.  Chief City Engineer Colvern Venture told councillors during the statutory meeting of the council on Wednesday that the decision to discipline the workers was made last week Friday when engineers from the city visited pump stations and observed that they were not being  tended to.

Venture said that disciplinary action had to be taken since