NDC doesn’t have funds for Cornelia Ida road works – Chairman

Some of the vehicles along a potholed road in Cornelia Ida (Terrence Thompson photo)

The Stewartville/Cornelia Ida Neighbourhood Dem-ocratic Council (NDC) does not have funds to carry out needed repairs to some of Cornelia Ida’s roads, according to Chairman Jainarine Narine. 

Narine, in a telephone interview with Stabroek News, related that the NDC recently repaired the main access roads to the West Coast Demerara housing scheme and had made plans to facilitate repairs to other roads but it has been unable to commence works as it is low on funds.

Narine added that the NDC is low on funds because residents have not been paying rates and taxes. He further said that they have tried to do as much as they can with the limited amount of money and resources they have. He noted that the NDC has held meetings with residents about raising the taxes, which would help the NDC to better maintain the community. Narine related that the residents agreed to an increase but they have not yet started paying.