-As MCC poised to remove makeshift garages from the city
BY Alfred Kollie email: alfredkoliejr92@gmail.com
Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has disclosed plans to construct public toilet facilities along the various streets of the Liberian capital.
MCC’s Director in charge of Beautification, Mr. Edwin Tisdell said the initiative is to ensure that Monrovia becomes one of the cleanest cities in the world under the administration of current City Mayor Jefferson Koijee.
Mr. Tisdell told journalists recently that as part of efforts to make Monrovia a clean and green for healthy inhabitance, the City Corporation has embarked on the washing of streets in the City.
He emphasized that although the exercise might be new to Liberia, but is done in other parts of the world for a healthy environment.
“Washing of the roads is another means of flushing out germs because we ride cars that in most cases come from the strange environment, we have to wash the roads to safeguard our people,” he added.
Mr. Tisdell stressed that the reasons why other Countries are very clean and have good air quality are due to the washing of their roads.
“People don’t understand and think that we are spoiling resources,” he told journalists in Monrovia.
The Monrovia City Corporation’s Beautification Director said the road washing exercise is not just limited to the festive seasons, as the MCC has written several partners to continue the initiative.
He expressed the hope the washing of the roads will curtail germs and waterborne diseases in the City limit.
When quizzed about how far the MCC intends to go with the cleaning up exercise? Edwin Tisdell intoned that it started on the 13th of December with painting and decorating the principal streets of Monrovia.
“We are also painting all the bridges constructed by Government in Monrovia to include the Gabriel Tucker bridge, the Zolu Dunbar bridge, the Jamaica Road bridge, the Double bridge in Stephen Tolbert estate and amongst others.”
The MCC is also closing down makeshift garages and removing faulty vehicles off the streets. Our City planning team is also involved in ensuring that all private homes and businesses are painted. Those whose homes have broken septic tanks will be fined as this poses serious health and environmental risks.
Mr. Tisdell also revealed that the MCC has secured about 400 trash cans which will be mounted in the streets of Monrovia to avoid people from throwing dirt in the streets.
The Monrovia City Corporation Director for Beautification said when the city is cleaned and healthy; it will also attract investors who will create jobs for Liberians.
“Mayor Jefferson Koijee is very passionate about keeping the City of Monrovia clean, green and safe. He has mandated me and my team to regularly ensure that our capital city is attractive for investment and our people live in a healthy environment”.
Edwin Tisdell said beginning next year, the City will experience some drastic changes in its outlook noting that they will modernize Monrovia and make it more attractive for job creations.
He urged young people that are in leadership to do everything possible for the betterment of Liberia.
Mr. Tisdell used the occasion to thank Mayor Jefferson Koijee for the opportunity provided him to serve his Country.