M&CC receives first payment from government

Apr 16, 2009 News

…intends to start works by month end

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) received the first monthly payment of $10M, from the government, on April 14, and has said that the council should be geared to start works, using this capital, by the end of this month.
According to the Town Clerk (ag), Yonnette Pluck-Cort, the money will be used to purchase and repair necessary tools, equipment and gear, which M&CC workers would need to undertake the tasks.
The interim time will also be used to recruit persons to work with the Municipality.
This month, close to $7.5 million of the $10M will be spent on the procurement and repair of these necessary tools. As the months progress, the City estimates that it will need less money, per month, for its expenditure of tools.
The first batch of money will see works being started in North and South Cummingsburg, and parts of Lacytown. As time progresses the Municipality expects to be able to start work in more and more areas, since less money will be spent on tools.
In three months time, the M&CC expects to have works being done in as much as six different areas in Georgetown. By that time the City estimates that it will be employing approximately 150 persons.
It is hoped that members of the communities, where works are going to be done, will secure employment with the M&CC while the works are going on. By doing this, said Public Relations Officer of the M&CC, Royston King, it is hoped that the communities will take ownership of the work which is being done.
By taking ownership of the work, it is hoped that the members of the various communities will be deterred from littering and partaking in other activities which will hamper the drainage of the different areas.
“People are still littering, and that is clogging up our drainage,” said King. “This is the problem we are facing.”
He took the opportunity to highlight that in the expectation of the coming rainy season, the municipality had already begun to clear drains in certain critical areas like North Ruimveldt and in the vicinity of the Irving Street canal.
“We are preparing for the rains, and we hope that the city will be properly drained,” said King.
However, he noted that despite the Municipality’s best efforts, there may still be some “water accumulation in some areas”.
Nonetheless, King said that all of the pumps at the City’s disposal were working. “All works are in place for the rain,” said King.
While the $10M supplied to the M&CC every month will be at the disposal of the Council, it will not be combined with the City’s regular funds. This is largely due to the fact that the money, and its expenditure, will be controlled by a group of indicators that have been agreed upon by the government and the M&CC.
President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the $120M will, along with allocations for drainage and repairs to roads in the city, help to improve the lives of persons living in Georgetown.

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