SLSWMA Clearing Derelict Vehicles From Roadsides

The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority (SLSWMA) is working swiftly to remove derelict vehicles along the roadside before Christmas. SLSWMA Communications Manager, Emlyn Jean, explains that the aim is to beautify the Castries basin and allow for an easier flow of traffic. She says some 300 vehicles in the Castries area alone have been marked for removal. “As long as the vehicle gets to the landfill, the owners can communicate with the authority, but it is again left to the authority to decide whether owners are entertained or not with respect to the retrieval of these vehicles…some 312 vehicles have been recorded and tagged for removal by owners,” she explained.  Jean adds that vehicle owners were given a 7-day notice to remove their vehicles along the roadsides, noting that vehicle owners would be liable for associated costs incurred by removing the vehicles.” Before any removal is undertaken, a notice is actually served to owners, allowing them seven days to comply. If the owner fails to remove the vehicles, then the St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority will proceed with removal. And of course, the owner will be held liable for associated costs, especially in cases where people would like...