Road Repairs in Billy's Bay

Treasure Beach Forum: TB Runnin's: Road Repairs in Billy's Bay
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 08:04 am: Edit Post

Thank you, thank you to all who contributed and worked on repairing the worse of the potholes on the Billy's Bay road!!

I thank you . . . my car thanks you!!

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Karen Kennedy on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 01:02 pm: Edit Post

Thank you to Denville James for organizing this fantastic effort. Thank you to the Saint Elizabeth Parish Council for donating 29 bags of cement. Thanks to Merv Parchment for contributing 10 bags of cement. Thanks to all the Billy's Bay residents and accommodations owners for contributing money and time to help make these very necessary repairs.

The roads are by no means perfect, but they are better than we've seen (and felt) them in a long time.

THIS is how a community works together.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ohliz on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 12:31 pm: Edit Post

Fantastic. We took a group scooter ride out to Fort Charles when we were there, intending to ride on out to Parrotee, and turned back at The Cove because the going was just too slow.

The road to Great Bay, on the other hand, was surprisingly good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Luv mi yard on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 09:41 am: Edit Post

Always good people {edited by TBNet} to do this kind of work Bro Vil, Len,Ashley the other guy I don't remember the name but good job


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:36 am: Edit Post

Here are a few more photos.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By NEW EARTHLING on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 03:31 pm: Edit Post

Tax dollars not hard at work, just great great people that care about their community and its citizens and guests. Great job to all involved. 1Love


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bowl on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 09:21 pm: Edit Post

we also created miracle with 40 bags of cement and 2 loads of crush stones on the Bluntas road


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 07:37 am: Edit Post

I drove this road yesterday for the first time in over a week and noticed this straight away! Thanks to Bowl and crew for improving on the roads so much!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By reading this on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 09:01 am: Edit Post

what about the Fort Charles Road ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Calabash Man on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 04:01 pm: Edit Post

I am really happy to hear what is happening in my absence but I will be home soon anyway. Good job guys, refreshments on me when I see you all.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Karen Kennedy on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 08:25 am: Edit Post

The Fort Charles Road is a horrible mess, and my feeling is if the residents wait for the Government to repair it, it'll be almost 100% washed out.

What I advise is for the Fort Charles community to come together, both residents and accommodations owners--just as was done in Billy's Bay. Get cement and marl and a lot of volunteers to do the work; buy drinks and refreshments for the people doing the physical labor.

Let's see if Fort Charles has the same wonderful community spirit as Billy's Bay.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By born here live here on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 04:42 pm: Edit Post

Imagine with all the taxes that has been collected of late and to see the community has to be doing this on their own.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Calabash Man on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 10:34 am: Edit Post

To my understanding the Fort Charles road is gazetted (government) as a private road,therefore it is for the citizens, the property owners, and the NGOs to do what needs to be done. This is going to be a tough one but it can be done.

I would suggest we organize a fund raising event for the coming public holiday on the beach. I am ready to contribute in whatever way I can.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By reading on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 03:08 am: Edit Post

If it was a private road, there wouldn't be any of those heavy loaded sand trucks driving it up and down


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By skipper on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 07:45 pm: Edit Post

nice work guys.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By MilwaukeeMike on Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 09:24 am: Edit Post

I suggest the area restaurants have a "cement fund" canister where tourists can add some $ to an ongoing practice of doing road repairs. It's too bad that much of Jamaica's tax money must go to the IMF for debt repayment. Maybe keeping repairs local will prove to be money well spent. This is something that would benefit all.