The control of water boards is often an issue of contention in villages. Local politicians like to keep those boards under their control so they can appoint their cronies. In small communities, water is power and it's also money since the water boards collect from residents. But, sometimes they can't collect, and that's when those boards don't have enough money to pay the light bills for their water pumps. It can be a whole big mess, and that's why yesterday the Minister of Local Government and the Belize Rural North Representative met with Village Council and Water Board representatives from throughout that constituency. They met in Ladyville where they said it is a process and a commitment to consult:
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