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City Council as part of the bourgeoisie

Feb 09, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
Is the report ‘Gated community for M&CC staff’ that was carried in the Guyana Chronicle of January 20, 2016 for real? Are Royston King and his people really even entertaining the thought of commandeering reserve lands in Guyhoc Gardens, South Ruimveldt and Bel Air Park for their own uses?
I believe the residents of all three areas should pursue legal and other remedies to prevent this land grabbing exercise by the Council. It is wrong, it is shameful and it is an act of greed. Why does the Council believe that it has the power to take over state lands, change its intended use and then benefit from this real estate?
If the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown wishes to acquire housing for its staff, then it should purchase suitable and available land and then find a way of recovering the cost from its employees. The report indicates that several designs have been created. By whom? The very staff that will have to approve these designs? And are the citizens paying for that? And why gated communities? Are the officers of Council part of a bourgeoisie class?
The land in Bel Air Park that the Council is seeking to confiscate is that empty tract of land bordered by Eping Avenue, Potaro Road and Kamarang Road. A designated open space. Why must the residents  and bona fide owners of property in Bel Air Park should allow this? I ask the government, the Minister of Housing, the Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority who incidentally happens to be the Mayor, to step in and put a stop to this madness.
Debra Gibson

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