Jul 9, 2010
Parish Council Member Accused Of Using Road Maintenance Money To Pay His Car Loan
Tempers reportedly flared at yesterday’s sitting of the St. Ann Parish Council, following an allegation that a member of the council was using the monthly allocation for the maintenance of parochial roads in his division to service a personal loan. People’s National Party councillor for the Beecher Town Division, Ian Bell, made the allegation while making reference to a request that he had made earlier for $100,000 to implement a flood-mitigation programme in his division.
According to Bell, the councillors were informed several months ago (during a meeting with council officials), that the accused councillor was using the monthly allocation to pay for a personal car loan. Bell said that nothing has been done to deal with the allegation.