Residents of Speightland in Mackenzie, Linden yesterday received a one- year permit to utilise a plot of land near the waterfront.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the recreational area is managed by the Speightland Logging and Agriculture Cooperative Society.
DPI said that the permit was handed over to President of the Speight-land Logging and Agriculture Cooperative, Kevon Lorrmier by Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams during the village’s 2019 Heritage Day activity.
According to Lorrmier, the residents have tried to access to the land for over 23 years but he said two persons who do not reside in the community were claiming ownership of the land after the residents had occupied it.
“I remember several times being placed in police custody because I was fighting for this playfield… under the previous administration, we made several attempts to attain ownership of the land and it was turned down and it has been more than 23 years and finally today, we are now happy to receive this permit”, he said, according to DPI.
Lorrmier said that the village has plans for the area including establishing pavilions and a community centre for the youths.
