CVM aired a news story tonight on Portmore Municipal County's removal of huge mounds of earth around the Greater Portmore area. An articulate resident made known that the top soil was being removed for an housing development. He also clearly explained the issues that have existed with the removal of so much earth so close to the neighborhood. Among the concerns are the flooding of the land when it rains since there is a pond nearby. Also, another major concern is that the earth removal has caused more alligators to gravitate towards the neighborhood thereby causing the residents to live in fear. No, Mr. Acting Mayor, these concerns are certainly not mischievious. With news cameras buzzing around the neighborhood, it is no wonder that Leon Thomas, the acting mayor, had to come up with an excuse. The lame excuse is that they are only bushing and clearing empty lots to prevent an eyesore. Quite frankly, it is not difficult to communicate information that has the citizens's best interest at heart. So, it would not have been difficulty to alert the residents that the land would be bushed, and this explanation would have helped to prevent such confusion that now exists with residents. However, when scheming, back-door deals are made, there is never any intention to communicate with the public. Another example of taking the public for granted
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