Who got the crumbling wall on Loyal Hill Pass knocked down?

That is the question on many Smith's North voters lips; both Progressive Labour Party incumbent Patrice Minors and her opponent United Bermuda Party leader Michael Dunkley have taken credit for it.

The wall was recently taken down after it had been crumbling for years.

Approximately 50 people attended a PLP Constituency 10 meeting on Thursday night. Mrs. Minors told voters that she had worked hard during her time as Minister of Health and Family Services and had passed legislation banning smoking as well as ensuring that Bermuda developed a policy for disabled people.

She added that while canvassig, she had heard several unkind things her opponent allegedly said about her but had chosen to ignore them and focus on registering voters, even those that would not be voting for her.

She added that a major issue for the area had been a crumbling wall on private property on Loyal Hill Pass, adding that many people were basing their vote on who they believed got the issue dealt with.

"During the early part of this year I had spoken about the dangerous wall with the Minister of Works and Engineering," she said.

"There were some issues because it is on private ground but I nagged him and drove him to the area.

"He looked through the legislation and said it could be deemed a dangerous wall and gave me a date when they could pull it down.

"It came down in August. I am not saying that the Opposition member didn't make calls, but all I know is that I sent out an e-mail to my constituents informing them that the wall would be coming down and the next day there were leaflets in everyone's home from Mr. Dunkley telling them he did it."

The Royal Gazette's files show that Mr. Dunkley raised the issue in January, 2006. He made his comments in relation to three recent Planning applications by the Ministry of Works and Engineering and Housing to build three walls.

He said it was "ridiculous" residents had to "zigzag" their way past Loyal Hill Pass since an embankment had crumbled away and added that he had written then Works and Engineering Minister Sen. David Burch at the end of 2005 about the issue.

Premier Ewart Brown urged PLP supporters not to be complacent after reading a poll in The Royal Gazette which showed that the PLP was leading by 15 percent.

"Don't be complacent," he said. "Sometimes I think that might have been the purpose — that we would go out and have a party and relax."

He added that he e-mailed every candidate and told them not to slacken the pace now.