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It is time for all property owners to speak up
Apr 16, 2013 Letters
DEAR EDITOR:
Nearly one month ago, the Mayor and City Council placed several advertisements in the press for vacant positions. But nothing has been said by the council about those vacancies. Every day, the council is embroiled in some problem; there is clear evidence of very poor leadership and the city remains a large dumping ground.
One would have thought that the very visible undesirable situation would have pushed the Mayor and his Councillors into action to get their act together, and to have a proper administration with well trained and qualified staff, that can help rescue the capital from further deterioration.
In every corner there are heaps of refuse, drains are stagnant, alleys overgrown with high bushes and long grass and no one seems to care about the rapid decline of the city. No street lights in certain areas and the mosquito nuisance is a big problem in many communities. The thing is, there appears to be no effort on the part of the council to take action to remedy these things and to fix Georgetown.
Instead of that, we hear reports in the press about the councilors quibbling about petty issues and individuals running the council as if it were their personal preserve. No wonder citizens find it difficult to pay their rates and taxes. I recall, sometime last year, when the government imposed the current acting Town Clerk on the council, that the Minister had said that it was a mere temporary arrangement and that the situation would have changed.
A year after that imposition, the situation remains the same with no explanation from the government or the council authorities. Citizens deserve far better than what is obtained at the Georgetown Town Council. It is time for all property owners to speak up against this folly taking place at the council.
James Mattis
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