UPDATE: HAJ says municipal council responsible for Westmeade Willows drain
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) has responded to reports blaming it for flooding in the Westmeade Willows Housing Scheme in Portmore, St Catherine today.
The HAJ said that while it was the agency that developed the subdivision approximately four years ago, the drains are the responsibility of the municipal council.
“A visit to the site indicated that flooding was due primarily to the general non-cleaning of the external drains, in particular, the exit of the drain. This drain has always belonged to the municipal corporation and as such is not the responsibility of HAJ,” the Agency said in a release.
However, the HAJ said that the municipality had asked the agency for a contribution towards drain cleaning and it obliged on September 18, 2017, with the clear understanding that, ”the drain belonged to the municipality and that the municipality is responsible for cleaning same”.
