Clinton Pickering
Freelance Writer
PNP Councillor for the Mt Salem Division in St James, Kerry Thomas believes the zone of special operation (ZOSO) established in his division three-and-a-half years ago, has lost its effectiveness in curbing crime.
“At this stage the zone is starting to reach a place of diminishing returns, in other words, the policing that is taking place, I think has become significantly complacent with the residents and they are not having the effects of what we had anticipated, what we had hoped for and what we had expected from the Zone of Special Operation in Mt. Salem,” says Cllr Thomas.
Cllr. Kerry Thomas
St James Parish Councillor, Kerry Thomas, has earned the ire of Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management, Garnet Edmondson, who is demanding an apology from Thomas for “false accusations”.
There’s a history of Thomas complaining about the service of the NSWMA in his Mount Salem Division and at last December’s council meeting, he made remarks which have not gone down well with Edmondson, triggering a tersely worded letter which was read on his behalf at last week’s meeting.
Thomas was absent from the meeting when the letter was being read, so it was not debated, but his colleague, Councillor Charles Sinclair, noted that it was a damning report, to which Councillor Michael Troupe cynically said, “Impeach him.”