AFTER being closed close to a year for repairs, the Albouystown Health Centre is set for re-opening today.
A formal opening ceremony is planned, at which Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence is expected to deliver the feature address.
The health centre had been out of order since around June, 2016, and City Engineer Colvern Venture had often cited lack of finances as a problem.
Councillor Malcolm Ferreira had expressed concern that due to the stalling of repair works at the facility, persons have been using it for all manner of things, including as a place to have sex. This, he told a Council meeting, was brought to his attention by residents in the said community.
Mayor Patricia Chase-Green had concurred that a number of unwholesome activities are carried out around the centre, because there is no security there. She had said earlier this year that the clinic would have had a February opening.
She had noted that oftentimes, people would lime in their vehicles outside of the centre while drinking alcohol and playing loud music.
As a result of the non-functional facility, the mayor also noted that there have been complaints of financial strain on residents, who had to make their way to the Dorothy Bailey Health Centre on South Road or to the one in Festival City to access services.