And while Faber can be an education policy wonk, right now he's principally the area representative for Collett where he's trying to win a fourth term. That campaign has been complicated by the famous flood of 2015 which inundated Collet - home of the Krooman Lagoon - which is also a natural water catchment area.
But while it is a water catchment - it is also home to many residents living in the teeth of poverty, who teeter above Krooman in makeshift homes they have thrown together. They were most vulnerable and most affected by the flood, and tonight their area representative is meeting them. He told us that it is a perilous situation these people live in - and he'd like to propose an alternative:..
Patrick Faber, UDP Area Rep. Collet
"This evening I will have a meeting again with the community that lives on the London bridges over the Krooman Lagoon and I will proposed certain things to them. I don't want to get into it now, because of couse I promise them that I will first discuss it with them any proposal that I have. So we will meet with them this evening and I am hoping that we can have a peaceful solution to that issue. But I will say this that in those discussions what will take the paramount spotlight for me is of course their safety. I know that there might be concerns about where they could continue to live or not live."
And while Krooman is ground zero for the flooding damage, there are hundreds of Collet residents who have been affected. Faber gave us a breakdown:...
Patrick Faber, UDP Area Rep. Collet
"We have in excess of 700 families who have reported flood damage in the Collet area. We have sent out our assessment team because you know some of these people they were not damage by the flood, so we have to go and verify. I believe at least 500 of those or so are legitimate flood damage concern. So we will be working with them over the weekend into next week to make sure things are return to normalcy."
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