The Chaguanas Mayor says “heads will roll” over the poor scavenging services in the borough.
Residents of Pierre Road, Charlieville have been complaining about large piles of household rubbish which remain uncollected by garbage trucks.
Resident Randy Lall, 40, said the problem has been occurring since last December.
Lall claimed that scavenging crews operate on an erratic basis.
“Since Christmas to now, sometimes once for the week they passing, sometimes they eh passing,” he claimed.
Lall said it was almost two weeks since the mound of rubbish in his overflowing dustbin was cleared.
Lall said he called the Mayor, who informed him that the contractors were sending a truck. However, Lall said no one showed up.
When contacted Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed said he too was at the mercy of the scavengers and there was a pile of rubbish in front of his house since last week.
He said the borough spends $13 million annually for services from eight scavenging contractors.
“Heads are going to roll somewhere,” Mohammed said.
Mohammed, assured though that changes were coming and he planned to hold a special statutory meeting at the start of the new financial year.
The Mayor said the Public Health Department has contacted the scavenging contractor for the area. However, he was still waiting for them to show up.