Trenching work along Middle Road in Southampton which has inconvenienced residents over the past few months will benefit them in the long run, according to a Government MP.Walter Lister, Chairman of West End Development Corporation, said commuters had complained about the lengthy waiting periods caused by Bermuda Waterworks Ltd water piping.But the work was expected to be done by the summer, he said, and thereafter people wouldn’t have to suffer through water shortages.Speaking to the House of Assembly Mr Lister said: “In order to have some progress you have to pay a price. The price of the inconveniences will help us in the end”.He said there were many families who were impacted by the shortages of water in the West End of Bermuda.“We are trying to eradicate the problem and there are inconveniences that we have to go through,” he said.“In no more than two months, particularly the summer months, it will all be completed and we all have water piped through and they can take advantage of it as much as they would like.”Mr Lister said during Friday’s session that this might be the last time he was involved in a debate on the country’s economy as he prepares to let younger people lead the Island through the tough economic times.He said: “One member of the House was born after I came here, so I think it is time I look at the door. “The Island’s debt is something that the whole country must address, he said, but not something people should be afraid of.He said he bought his house for $12,000 decades ago, when he made only $60 a week, and that seemed like a high debt.Mr Lister said if he had thought or let the debt consume him, it would have been challenging to pay back, but instead he believed in himself “just like I believe in the Government”.Moving the topic to environmental issues, Mr Lister said he had asked the WEDCO Board to earmark three square acres of land to be preserved as open space for the future.He said entrepreneurs came to the Board on a regular basis “desirous of development” in the West End.But the Board had to take into account how each plan would fit into the overall picture of the area, Mr Lister said.He said it was important to save some of that land, known as Lodge Point, for future generations and added: “As Bermudians we have a limited amount of land we should take some of this land and earmark it in this way so future generations can use this [and] preserve it for many years to come.”