Dear Editor,
I am writing to register my concerns (over the apparent one-sided) approach to the provision of housing for any one category of workers, without fully consulting the public. I am referring to the article which appeared in the Guyana Chronicle on January 20, 2016 under the title “Gated Community for M&CC staff”. Before my disapproval is misconstrued as my outright lack of support for this initiative, let me unequivocally say that I do support bringing affordable housing to our workers, regardless of where they work. My contention with this move centers on what seems like City Hall’s license to operate without consulting anyone.
The article makes reference to this being a form of boosting employee morale. I think the first step of boosting employee morale should be creating a work environment that is conducive to growth, productivity and the overall well being of said workers. I have a number of questions for the administration of City Hall: How did land suddenly become available for housing? Does the Mayor’s position at the CHPA give the council unilateral access to these lands? Why the areas of Guyhoc, South Rumiveldt and Bel Air? Why wasn’t this done before? At what cost would these lands be developed? The administration of City Hall needs to be more accountable to the people it serves. Led by the Mayor of Georgetown, the City Council and administration seems to be operating with its own rules and agenda. Ronson Gray Campaign Manager, Team Benschop for Mayor.
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