And though finding a solution in one thing, finding the funding to address it is another. Perez says they have invested millions in sargassum clean up and it still isn't enough.
Andre Perez, Area Representative Belize Rural South
"First of all there are many different ways where you can get the funding so we cant quantify it because we cant say there is so much money available for example from BTB they have committed, back again to where they have to allocate the funds to that issue building the saga chips structure it is not that the funding is there but the funding has to be diverted. For example the council and the village council they are able to access on a monthly basis $10,000 from BTB but you have to do the work, present your papers but they give you that money and it is being allocated for Hopkins for Caye Caulker, Seine Bight, Placencia and the village council is able to access this funding it is there so that is part of helping out so we cant say we have so much money allocated we have invested already, allocated 25 million dollars just for San Pedro alone in terms of the beach clean up and enhancing but again it is not something that is there available it is allocated but again with budget constraints that are there to quantify it I wouldn't be able to tell you that."
"The San Pedro town council spent last year 2 million dollars in Saragssum collection that is the man power in one year 2 million dollars and we are not even talking if you go and get the information or what the results are spending in cleaning."
