…..and it ain’t perfume. It’s been about
two weeks since trash has been collected in Chiclayo. The problem as I understand
it goes back to the arrest of the ex mayor and other city officials. There is no
one authorized to sign checks (meaning a signature officially on record at the
banks) for the trash collectors to get paid. At least that’s the story from the
trash collectors. City residents have a different explanation. They say that the
former mayor and his cohorts have taken all the money so there are no funds to
pay the workers.
Whatever the truth, residents have taken to
depositing trash in the middle of intersections in an attempt to force the city
to take action. The Agency for Assessment and Environmental Control (OEFA) in Lima has
apparently been in contact with Chiclayo officials urging them to get the issue
resolved before it becomes a health hazard. It may not have reached that stage
yet, but walking the streets these last few days is certainly a hazard to the
nostrils.
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