Hurricane season 2015 Press releases

Communication for the attention of the population


The Community of Saint-Martin appeals to your good citizenship and asks you to kindly respect the cleanliness of the premises. island during a cyclonic period.

Indeed, following the passage of previous cyclones, a lot of green and bulky waste had been deposited on public roads to the detriment of all road safety and public health rules. In the event of a new cyclone episode, it will be everyone's responsibility to take all necessary measures to evacuate their waste. To prevent them from flying away and causing accidents, green and bulky waste must be deposited at the Galisbay recycling center or at the Grandes Cayes eco-site in Cul de Sac. No illegal dumping can be tolerated following the announcement of the warning of a cyclone.

Offenders will be fined and ordered to evacuate their waste on the Grandes Cayes eco-site or the Galisbay-Bienvenue recycling center.

The Community advises you to carry out pruning work, pruning trees and shrubs and #39;evacuate your bulky items now.

Eco-site hours: Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. / Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Recycling center hours: Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Free sites for individuals).

Communication for the attention of hoteliers, condominium trustees and professionals

The Collectivity of Saint-Martin calls on your professionalism and asks you to kindly help to ensure the cleanliness of the island, by already undertaking pruning and cutting of plants in anticipation of a cyclonic phenomenon, and by transporting green waste at the Grandes Cayes eco-site.

 

Indeed, during previous cyclones, it was noted that many hotels and condominiums had thrown away very large quantities of green waste and bulky items on public roads to the detriment of all road safety and public health rules. To prevent this from happening again, the Community of Saint-Martin asks you to carry out cutting, pruning and cleaning work now. It is the responsibility of professionals to take all necessary measures with their service providers to evacuate green and bulky waste to the Grandes Cayes eco-site.

Green waste, rubble, bulky items and others Rubbish left near trash cans or along the roadside will under no circumstances be tolerated and collected by the Community services. Violators will be fined and ordered to dispose of their waste on the Grandes Cayes eco-site.

Eco-site hours: Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. / Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Community of Saint-Martin thanks you for your understanding.

Communication to garage managers and mechanics
< br />At the start of the hurricane season, hygiene and safety measures are essential. The President and her Emergency Organization Committee remind mechanics, mechanics and sheet metal workers that the removal from the surrounding areas of their establishment of all metal waste that could be dangerously fatal, in the event of strong winds, is an essential action.

These preventive measures must be taken from the first phases of vigilance in the event of the passage of a cyclonic phenomenon.

Civility and a sense of responsibility of all are called upon. the people concerned by the implementation of this cleaning.

The Collectivity of Saint-Martin thanks you for your understanding.

Communication to service station managers

It is brought to the attention of owners and managers of service stations that from the red vigilance phase, it is their responsibility to close their establishment and decommission any automatic vending machine. fuels.

Moreover, for safety reasons, the sale of gasoline in jerry cans must be limited and not exceed 10 liters.

Public safety as well as the organization of the Territorial Safeguarding Plan depends on the cooperation and goodwill of all. The Community of Saint-Martin thanks you for your understanding.