Mount­ing con­cerns over garbage pil­ing up in car parks serv­ing 21 apart­ment build­ings in Mal­oney have trig­gered ur­gent calls for ac­tion from res­i­dents.

In a state­ment post­ed to her Face­book page, Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment for Trinci­ty/Mal­oney Camille Robin­son-Reg­is de­scribed con­di­tions in the com­mu­ni­ty as “un­ten­able,” warn­ing that the buildup of waste, foul odours and un­san­i­tary sur­round­ings pose a se­ri­ous pub­lic health risk, par­tic­u­lar­ly to chil­dren, the el­der­ly and those with un­der­ly­ing health con­di­tions.

“The ac­cu­mu­la­tion of garbage, the pu­trid stench, and the un­san­i­tary con­di­tions present a se­ri­ous pub­lic health risk,” Robin­son-Reg­is said, adding that no com­mu­ni­ty should be ex­pect­ed to live un­der such con­di­tions.