Hurricane season 2016: Let's get ready!

On May 20, 2016, the large annual meeting to prepare for the 2016 hurricane season was held in the Community.
It was a question of all those present present taking an inventory of the materials and means of intervention available. Chaired by President Aline Hanson and initiated by the territorial advisor in charge of the Orsec Plan, Mr. Louis Fleming, this preparatory meeting makes it possible to meet several requirements in terms of cyclone prevention: the reminder of cyclone vigilance levels and instructions common to services, and the means and arrangements of the Community as a whole to respond to the passage of a cyclonic phenomenon.
The hurricane season will begin on June 1 and end on November 30, 2016, the Community now invites already the population to observe the necessary preventive actions in order to best prepare for the possible passage of a cyclonic phenomenon.


Communications from the Community:

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 island during cyclonic periods.
Indeed, following the passage of previous cyclones, a lot of green and bulky waste had been deposited on the road public 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 site. 39;Grandes Cayes eco-site or the Galisbay-Bienvenue recycling center.
The Community advises you to carry out pruning work, pruning trees and shrubs and evacuating your bulky items as soon as 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 10:00 a.m. at 18 o'clock. (Free sites for individuals).
Communication for the attention of hoteliers, condominium trustees and professionals

The Community of Saint-Martin appeals to your professionalism and asks you to kindly help him to ensure that the cleanliness of the island is respected, by already starting work on pruning and cutting plants in anticipation of a cyclonic phenomenon, and by transporting green waste to 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 other rubbish deposited nearby garbage shelters or along the roadside will under no circumstances be tolerated and collected by the services of the Community. 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.

Press release for the attention of real estate agencies

The Community of Saint-Martin appeals to your professionalism and asks you to kindly help it to respect the cleanliness of the island.
Following the passage of cyclones on our territory, it is noted that many subdivisions throw their green or other waste on the public highway to the detriment of all rules regarding road safety and public health.
You will ensure that your co-ownerships, for which you are the trustee, who use private service providers, that they actually evacuate their waste from their activities to the Cul de Sac eco-site.
We regularly note that many jobbers and cleaning companies deposit their bags, green waste, rubble and other rubbish near the garbage shelters.
Under no circumstances will the Community intervene inside the housing estates for the collection of this type of waste.
In the event of major damage caused by a bad weather thus generating very large quantities of green or other waste, you will send to our services, as quickly as possible, a plan defining a deposit perimeter located near the public domain to store the waste which could be removed by the Community.
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 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Free sites for individuals).
The Community of Saint-Martin thanks you for your understanding.

Communication to garage managers and mechanics

At the beginning hurricane season, hygiene and safety measures are necessary. The President and her Emergency Organization Committee remind mechanics, mechanics and sheet metal workers that the removal of all metal waste from the vicinity of their establishment could be dangerously fatal in the event of strong winds.