The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has expressed worry over the erection of illegal structures in the metropolis. Addressing the First Ordinary Meeting of the Second Session of the Fifth General Assembly of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) at Sekondi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Captain (rtd) Anthony Cudjoe, said investigations conducted by the Assembly revealed that some Assembly Members and building inspectors connived with developers to place structures at unauthorized places. He said such unfortunate activities had resulted in perennial flooding in the twin-city since the structures blocked waterways, preventing free flow of running water to the main drainage system. The MCE indicated that the Assembly had directed the Technical Department of the Assembly including the Works Department, Physical Planning and Development Planning Department to step-up their supervisory roles. The MCE said that the Metropolis had been re-zoned into four areas and handed over to waste management providers to bring efficiency in waste management service and also reduce drastically the Assembly’s bill on waste management. The Mayor of the twin-city also expressed satisfaction over 90 per cent completion of an engineered landfill site at Sofokrom that would contain liquid and solid waste in the metropolis and expressed the hope that tarring of an access road would commence soon Captain Cudjoe indicated that decongestion exercise of the central business district of the Takoradi Market Circle would be enforced to reduce the pressure on the facilities there. He further disclosed that the Assembly intendsto privatize the Jubilee Park to ensure efficient administration of the park to generate more revenue to the assembly. The MCE said the ongoing biometric registration exercise had been smooth so far in the metropolis and entreated the assembly members to continue with the education of the electorate to register in order to exercise their franchise in the December general elections