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NO garbage collected in Middle Road after four weeks

Mar 04, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter with frustration after 4 weeks of waiting of the council or contractor trucks to pass through Middle road and collect our garbage; it is the most ridiculous situation even I could remember.
What is most frustrating, is, I have written a letter on the 6th November, 2012 which was publish and Mr.  Royston King, Public Relations Officer, Mayor and City Council, replied and started how the truck come around every two weeks and
I should call his office if I have any concerns in the future.  At present I am sick and tired of calling this office and talking to a representative, asking when? When? And to this day as I pen this letter, NO garbage trucks came around.
It is amazing, all the letters from Keith Borrow, Royston King and Government official about the garbage and what they want or plan to do and I have not seen any improvement.
It is sad to know what Guyana/Georgetown is going to, as they will say “it gone to the dogs”, why is it so difficult for the council to have trucks working daily, weekly picking garbage around the various areas?, if the council cannot afford, then the Government MUST take the bull by the horn and do something, we cannot continue like this, this situation is affecting people daily life and visitors are disgust of the state of the City, my kids that visited from oversea was shocked in December, 2012.
If anyone drive through Hunter Street, you will see a Hugh pile of garbage on the street if causing a traffic concern for many, this part of Hunter Street is a two way, one can get hurt, an accident is waiting to happen, as people are driving away from the Garbage, unto the oncoming traffic and the smell.
The rainy season will come soon, and, many streets will flood because of the pile of garbage all over the city and then the health of people will be at risk.
Please why, can we not hire (contract) more contractors or give them more areas to clean, zone 7, 8 & 9 etc and pay the money, we cannot allow this to continue.  We need to keep the city and residential areas clean all the time, until the council and Government solve their internal issues, the citizen should not be suffering because of the political issues.
On the 3rd January, 2013, I paid my rates and taxes for the entire year and I am not even getting the services I have paid for.
We  as resident of Middle Road, need our  garbage to be collected on a week-end base, how hard is this to be done, why can’t a truck comes by every Thursday for example, this mean 52 times per year to keep the area clean, tidy and reduction of a health risk.
E. Whyte

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