Local life: The free forum of a neighborhood representative ...

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The district council is an apolitical body, it is installed by the territorial executive for a period of 5 years. 

Mr Cedric Andre represents district 4 since August 2018; this district starts from the old tourist office and includes all sections of Sandy Ground to the Lowlands included.

• The role of a neighborhood representative

"A neighborhood representative does the link between Community and residents of the district, it acts as a relay, the representative is consulted but does not make decisions, his role is to make escalate problems from the district to the state or community level; for my case, I sometimes use mediator for neighborhood issues. "

Sandy Ground

"Sandy Ground is a place where people are proud, they are hardworking, they want to move forward but they have no means, we have been the most forgotten neighborhood for a long time, this neighborhood has always been forgotten and has always been the last, I am trying to change this way of seeing.

Sandy Ground is like a big city, that's what scares you, there are some who talk about shantytown but there is a life within Sandy Ground, in this life there are love, there is understanding, there is understanding, there is mutual aid, there is partage ; there is also a life in which we fight, there are things which are not positive; sometimes these young people have no choice, we don't need a diploma to sell drugs ... so, let's help these young people; they want to earn money, let's start by giving them odd jobs, not only will it keep them busy and it will instill a taste for work, the value of work, the value of money, these are fundamental things!

We talk about community but life in society begins in its own maison, at Sandy Ground there are several people who no longer have a house because they cannot rebuild, however these young people see their neighbors who can rebuild, the people of France who can rebuild, how can the young person be comfortable in his community if he is not already comfortable in his own House ? "

The mobilization of Sandy Ground

"I participated in the mobilization as activist and not as a neighborhood council, we wanted to fight to expose the problems but not only those of Sandy Ground, it was for the whole island, the list of 38 demands concerns all of Saint-Martin: cost of living, purchasing power, private beaches, insalubrity, waste, reconstruction; we also talk about valorize the Saint-Martinois on his island because he feels forgotten. We are part of France, we are French, however we are not in France, we must respect the caribbean, we have our way of life, we have our way of being, we have our own culture, we want to value our culture so that it doesn't get lost.

The citizens of the demonstration expect concrete and effective answers to their claims, just like the yellow vests we encounter the same difficulties of dear life and of purchasing power »

Sandy Ground projects

"We would like to have a basketball court additional and a plot of soccer, we do not have enough land in relation to the number of young people, it is unfortunate, especially for a sensitive neighborhood. We are between the lagoon and the sea, we can create activities nautical such as hobby cat, fishing, kayak ; the youngster from Sandy Ground must familiarize himself with his environment, creating jobs and activities related to this marine environment will be beneficial and rewarding for the whole neighborhood population.

Sandy Ground has no sidewalks, we want sidewalks on the school side for protect children, we want to add speed bumps to slow traffic because there are elderly people, children, disabled people among pedestrians, think of everyone ; when you walk by the side of the road the circulation cars driving too fast stress people, the installation of sidewalks will ease tensions.

We obviously want a drive of the Community and the State in favor of Sandy Ground. "

The Lowlands

"I contacted the association of owners of Lowlands to discuss Baie Rouge beach but they didn't want to meet me. "

En conclusion

"The respect is most important, when we respect each other, everything is for the best in society "

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