Christ Church Council meets constituents

Members of the Christ Church West Central Constituency Council interacting with one of the residents in the area.

By Bradshaw Maria | Sun, June 13, 2010 - 12:00 AM

THE CHRIST CHURCH WEST CENTRAL Constituency Council is prepared to address the concerns of the approximately 8 532 persons living in that area.

That is according to chairman of the council Winston Armstrong.

Yesterday, about 12 members of the council started a three-day "meet-and-greet" walkabout through the constituency, handing out forms and other paraphernalia so that persons in the constituency can inform them of their needs and concerns.

"It is basically a meet-and-greet this morning and to get residents to give us their idea of what they want, moreso than what we want to give them. We have different forms to give out . . . . we hope to have about two or three more walks," informed Armstrong.

Public relations officer Chetwyn Ryce said the walk from Silver Hill to Gall hill was also to give people a chance to familiarise themselves with the council representatives.

"It is also to allow the constituency to get to know us; to familiarise themselves with our faces and vice versa. So in any case we can handle a situation where [there are] simple grievances and tenants wanting simple things fixed; to bridge the gap between the minister and the constituency. The main thing is that we want the constituency to know that we are here and available," said Ryce.

He said although the council has not experienced any challenges to date, they were expecting some.

Ahead of the four-hour-long walk, Ryce told the SUNDAY SUN that the three-month-old council was also in the process of setting up a skills-training programme to target "those on the block".

"We are going to try to orchestrate events to bring everyone together. We will be targeting those on the block in terms of providing skills training to find out what their passions are, especially boys on the block or those who drop out of school," he noted. (MM)