While work is expected to commence on the rehabilitation of the Hermitage Mountain Road in Spring Village, farmers can breathe a sigh of relief following a commitment from their Member of Parliament, Honourable Carlos James, to personally absorb the cost of transportation of produce for farmers out of the Hermitage Mountain.
The Member of Parliament made the disclosure during a public consultation in the Spring Village Community on Tuesday.
James outlined to farmers in the Spring Village community that while the designs are being done by the engineers in the Ministry of Transport and Works to facilitate the construction of the farm road, the challenges experienced by farmers has now become unbearable.
“I want to give a commitment to the farmers that we will co-ordinate in a reasonable way to ensure their produce are transported out of the Hermitage Mountain. I am personally going to cover that expense in paying for the transportation,” James assured farmers.
James said a number of farm roads are currently being enhanced to alleviate the transportation challenges experienced by farmers in his constituency, among them are the long line road (recently completed), Antoine, palmyra and Copeland roads and Hermitage. He noted other farm roads are also being considered for rehabilitation.
The public lecture series and community consultation is an initiative spearheaded by the Member of Parliament for North Leeward focusing on development programmes within the North Leeward area.
The meeting also heard addresses from Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Caesar and community activist, Ian Alexis.
