Six West Demerara housing schemes handed over to NDC

Malgre Tout/Meer Zorgen NDC Chair Dolis Eadies (left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CH&PA Lelon Saul (centre) sign a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the NDC’s management of several housing schemes in the area while Minister Annette Ferguson (right) looks on. (Photo by Terrence Thompson)

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday handed over management of six housing areas on the West Bank of Demerara to the Malgre Tout/Meer Zorgen Neigbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).

Lelon Saul, the Chief Executive Officer of the CH&PA, told those gathered at the Parfaite Ha-monie Primary School that the agency will continue to upgrade infrastructure in the areas. “I want to assure you that we will continue to work until all the infrastructure is upgraded 100 per cent and I urge you to exercise full governance of this area,” he told NDC Chair Dolis Eadies following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two authorities.

Acting Chair of the CH&PA Board Glenyss James declared that having driven around parts of the community, she was impressed by how “vast” the area is.