Five householders living at Parks Lane, Kendall Hill, Christ Church, have found themselves virtually fenced in.
That is because the rocky pathway that they used to travel to and from their homes for over 30 years is in the process of being enclosed by the new landowner. And apart from a narrow track, there is no other access to their homes.
What has some of the residents upset is that they were not notified by the landowner that a fence was being erected around the property, and their vehicles are either stalled at their homes or, in the case of those who were lucky enough to get out, parked somewhere away from their houses.
Mechanic and bodywork man Cecil Straker has four vehicles belonging to clients in his garage and they cannot be moved. He can also no longer drive his vehicle to his home.
The angry man explained that he returned home on Monday evening to find the land which he and other residents used to drive on impassable.
“How am I?going to get the vehicles which I am working on from at my garage?” he cried, adding that he had already lost several jobs for the week.
Straker, 56, who has lived in the area for 50 years, complained that successive Governments had promised to build a road and he charged that the road was to be constructed where the house was built.
He explained that from the time he saw the house being built two years ago he questioned it and even called the Town & Country Planning Department but nobody turned up.
He believes that the fencing of the land has resulted because the landowner does not want him to drive vehicles across her land.
“I?understand that they say they are putting up the fence because I?drive buses across their land,” he stated.
Denise Forde, who has lived in the area for over 30 years, is appealing to Government to come to the neighbourhood and assist the inconvenienced householders.
The woman, who owns a vehicle, argued that she was being affected because the landowner and her neighbour Straker are not on speaking terms.
“I came home from work and when I?got out here I?saw that I?couldn’t pass, and I had to turn around and park my car all up the road.
“I?don’t have a problem with the landowner fencing her land, but I?feel she could have told us out of courtesy and given us some time to speak to Government about building a road because we have been living here for over 30 years and she just came two years ago.”
However, Grantley Osborne, who spoke on behalf of the landowner, said the fence was not being erected “out of spite” but to protect the property owner.
“They have been driving across on the land and there is a well right there,” he said, pointing to the well.
He said the landowner had not broken any laws by erecting the fence, pointing out that she had even left 12 inches between her property and the neighbouring one.
Affected residents said they were hoping that constituency representative Stephen Lashley would come to their rescue and make arrangements for a road to finally be built.
