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Vendors complain about new Water Street location, City Hall to meet after trial period elapses
The vendors that were relocated from Longden, Water and Commerce Streets about two weeks ago are now complaining about their new accommodations.
The areas for vending on the Water Street pavement outlined in yellow paint.
They are now located on the Water Street pavement opposite the former Guyana Stores bond.
City Hall workers had outlined the vending areas in paint with each vendor being allowed a box no larger than 5’x4’.
Just over a week after moving into their new location, vendors are now complaining bitterly about the new conditions that they have to vend in.
One man stated that he has had a significant decrease in sales and that he is “barely scraping by”. The disgruntled man noted that since vendors are allowed to walk around and sell, he was fortunate enough to garner a few sales from walking about and plying his trade.
Yet another woman indicated that they are not properly sheltered as it is now the rainy season and sometimes her stocks are soaked.
She noted that; “most of us do not mind the move, we support the clean-up, but they (City Hall) could’ve used a different approach in dealing with the issue.”
Prior to the move, Town Clerk Royston King had indicated that the regular fee for cleaning- $1000- would stand as it is. The vendors expressed dissatisfaction with this fee as they stated that they are paying for the cleaning of “a lil box”. Most of them indicated that as part of the deal for the relocation, King had stated that they must be responsible for their surroundings and for keeping it clean, they noted that they were keeping within the stipulated terms and labeled the fee of $1000 as “unjust”.
Kaieteur News contacted City Hall PRO (Public Relations Officer) Debra Lewis for comments regarding this new development and she stated that City Hall is letting the relocation run for another week or two before meeting to discuss issues and concerns raised by the vendors.
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