Liberia News: Public Works to Break Down Properties In Two Weeks
-Warns Those In Waterways And Alleys
Liberia-The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has disclosed plans to demolish properties that are being constructed on the sewer system.
The Ministry, according to Minister Roland Giddings, will collaborate with the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation in the massive demolition exercise which will start in the next two weeks
Minister Giddings told reporters Thursday at MICAT press briefings that people have intentionally built properties in the water ways, on the sewer system, in the drainages and on the alleys.
“The Ministry is very determined in working with the LWSC to identify properties that have been built on the sewer system in the city center of Monrovia blocking the free flow of sewer,” he said.
He added “in the next few weeks, we will be demolishing properties that are identified to be on the alleys in order to create access to the community adding that there will be no exception.”
He said this has never happened and the exercise is expected to commence during the dry season with no plan of postponing the process.
According to the Minister, he knows that the process will be politicized, but they are fully prepared for it.
“We know it will be politicized. I have jokingly said to the Legislature they shouldn’t call me, and if they call me I will go there, but I will not stop” he vowed.
The Minister said people are aware that they are in alleys, but they say when government gets ready they will move, adding that the government is now ready.
In addition to that, Minister Giddings said people also build properties in the right away indicating that those properties will be demolished as well.
He referenced the Boulevard Junction where according to him steels, containers and stores among others have been built, but said the Ministry is going to clear everything from there.
He said there are properties that have already been marked and they’ve gone through the process.
Minister Giddings: “Of course, we have a whole process at the Ministry of Public Works because we know we will be taken to the court.
So our lawyers work through that, there is a due process we gave them, a hearing process, if it is finalized and our lawyer says it is okay for demolition we will demolish.”
He cautioned those who have properties in any of the areas mentioned to begin moving to avoid future embarrassment.
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