In order to resolve the Shara Community’s bad road nightmare, which hinders commuters’ freedom and poses security threat to residents, the Office of Montserrado County’s district #4 Representative, Michael M. Thomas, has donated 100 cement bags to the project.
The road construction project, which was launched by the community’s chairlady, called upon the citizens, well-wishers and the representative’s office for contribution.
“So, on behalf of honorable Michael Thomas’ office, we want to present to the elders’ council, to the leadership, residents of Shara Community 100 bags of cement to jumpstart your project which you want to do,” Charles Cooper, Chief of Office Staff of Representative Thomas, said. “Shara is part of our district; we are obligated to enhance the work of our people.”
Good road condition promotes good health, commuters’ freedom, business transaction, and so on. But for decades, the road which connects the Du-Port Road Waterside to Shara Community has been a snare for accidents, death and criminal harassment due to its constant deplorable condition, mainly during the rainy season.
However, the 100 cement bags donated by Representative Thomas’ office to the project brought relief and joy to the elders’ council and citizens, but the Community’s Chairlady, Deoide Davies-Garnett, condemned it.
“If it is looking for what we want; this is what we want, and not for anyone to force on us what we don’t want. We brought an engineer from the Ministry of Public Works, because the project is huge—to tell us which type of cement will be a preferable one and they told us that the 42 grade is preferable,” Chairlady Davies-Garnett said with intense argument with Representative Thomas’ office staffers, ordering them to tell him, Representative Thomas, to change the 100 Fouta Cement bags which is 32 grade to CEM II/B-M 42,3N Rapid.
The argument drew the attention of passersby and pesky curiosity seekers who stopped and observed.
But the Acting District Officer, who is a resident of the community and who arranged the program, Teta Russell-Jolo, berated the chairlady, saying, “While we [are] doing the presentation, dialogue is going on. I don’t think you guys were fair to the office of the honorable.”
Covering up for the community, a representative of the Elders’ Council said, “Whatever it is, we say thank you first. We still have use for it.
“Whatever the case is, this is a donation, we accept it and appreciate your office. In many cases, lawmakers will turn their back to the community when you write; they would not come. So on behalf of the community, we say thank you.”
Recently, Representative Thomas collaborated with the Ministry of Public Work and the leadership of Giva Community and opened their alleys.
