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on the ground is unknown from the office. So, we come out with the staff to sit and air the views from the people themselves who live in the issues on a daily basis and who understand [them] better than we do… We can, together with them, find resolutions on the many issues,” the Lands Commissioner said during an interview at Dave’s Reception Hall, Chapel Street, New Amsterdam.
With the hope of healing Commission-Municipal relations that may have been strained in the past, the release said that Benn made courtesy calls on Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Haywood and Regional Chairman of Region Six, David Armogan.
“We intend to do this wherever we do outreaches; to meet with the local authorities… to let them understand what… we are about, to let them understand the do’s and don’ts, and to let them understand how we can support them and vice versa... In the past, a lot of decisions were [made] without the involvement of these stakeholders… We believe [that] it was wrong, which is why I apologised to the Mayor and Town Council this morning and promised that in the future we will do better,” he said.
According to the release, Haywood voiced her appreciation for the outreach.
“We were rather fortunate to have the Lands and Surveys Commissioner and his team… We’re happy for all the information that was filtered to us and we will abide with all the principles and policies of the organisation so we can have a smooth running town in Region Six… Whatever would have [been] done wrong in the past, I also am willing to forgive so that we can work together cooperatively,” she said.
The release said that similar sentiments were voiced by Regional Chairman Armogan.
“I am very happy that the Commissioner and his team [have] found the time to come to this Region to discuss some matters relating to lands because this Region has been plagued for many years now with land issues… We still have a lot of issues on the ground that [need] to be ironed out… I’m sure [The Commissioner and his team] have been able to deal with some of these