Philipsburg:--- Member of Parliament Louis Laveist has issued a strong call to the current government asking that they take their heads out of the trough and to look up and see the clouds when it come to the traffic situation on St. Maarten. Laveist said each time he or anyone says anything members representing government takes it personally and therefore he believes they need to take their heads out of the trough.Laveist told reporters on Tuesday that there is pothole in the vicinity of Tropicana Casino which is becoming a crater. The National Alliance Member of Parliament said that the only thing the government has to do is repair the crater and allow traffic to flow freely. He said he is of the opinion that the current government is allowing the pothole (crater) to become a multi-million dollar project. Laveist said that is the only conclusion he could come to because he cannot see any other reason as to why the government would allow the businesses to suffer and to cripple the economy of St. Maarten. Laveist said that in his opinion, the government is putting the economy at risk in order to justify and satisfy some of their campaign promises. Laveist said he considers the traffic situation a "bloody shame" while he also calls on government to do that which they were elected to do. The Member of Parliament said the residents and businesses of Welfare Road Cole Bay went through enough frustration to facilitate the repairs on that road which are still incomplete. He said government cannot continue to purposely suffer the people to satisfy a few of their "fat cats."