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One bleacher built, several others stalled
BEFORE!!! The eastern bleachers of the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Basketball Court are in its deplorable state several months ago.
By Edison Jefford
After much waiting and anticipation, the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Basketball Court Rehabilitation Project finally got underway with the construction of one eastern bleacher, but works have been stalled on the others to be built.
The rehabilitation of the court and other facilities of the MSC had been mulled at the club for several years, and the evidence of the progress of the vision has began to take shape at one of the most popular basketball venues in Guyana.
However, with some modifications of the original idea for bleachers at the court and lack of corporate support, the construction of some other stands has been stalled without some clear information on when works are likely to continue.
President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the MSC administration made some modification to the original plan for the venue, which is a reason for the pause.
“Sports Club decided to change the way the seating was done after we finish building the first stand. They sat with the LABA and we made the decision to have a little better than what we had already built. I must applaud them,” Hamid said.
AFTER!!! Half of the deplorable eastern bleacher is rehabilitated after the MSC Basketball Court Rehabilitation Project started. Works on the other half have not begun.
The MSC had revealed a plan at a press conference three years ago where they had made it clear that the club will undertake developmental works of several areas of the venue, including the basketball court and washroom facilities. But with the revelation that the LABA was summoned to the round table to discuss some improved works for the stands around the court, the MSC were apparently too slow to act for the sub-association that needs to carry on its programmes.
When Hamid took the Presidency of the association, the rehabilitation of the court was an item high on his manifesto. It seemed as though Hamid was reluctant to wait on the MSC, and as such, proceeded to have the solitary bleacher built.
“Sports Club are trying their best to see what they can do now, we don’t have any support for this project. We have written to people and have not gotten any response so it’s a case where we have to do what we have to do,” Hamid related.
“This is a treasure in this community and people should see that, everyone should support this project. The LABA is just trying to uplift the image of the place and people needed to come behind us in whatever way they can,” he continued.
The LABA President indicated that his association has written to a few companies asking them to supply raw material and they will get the labour done. However, the responses to their requests have not been met with appropriate favour.
In addition to the construction of bleachers, there are supplemental works to be done on a scoring and officials’ facility, overlaying of the court and players’ quarters. Hamid thinks that the project cannot succeed without corporate support.
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