Does the City council know what it is doing?

Jun 07, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,

The Merriman’s Mall which was a nice open space in Georgetown, has now become a cluttered, chaotic and jumbled place with just about everything going on there. At first when the Council prepared a section of the mall as a play area for children, most citizens were satisfied at this development, but they (Council) don’t seem to know when to stop, and went on building a presidential park, a petting zoo and an area that resembles horse stables that turned out to be permanent stalls for the rural kitchen gardeners who occupy them on weekends.
But the biggest travesty of all is the placement of roadside cosmetologists under little open tents right next to a restaurant by the name of ‘Jerk Hut’. How could the City Council, which is responsible for the public health of the city, be so reckless? Are they not the ones responsible for licensing this restaurant and ensuring the good food handling practices are maintained? Are they not also required for licensing the hairdressers, barbers and cosmetologists and ensuring that good hygiene and public health practices are maintained?
So then how then could they place individuals responsible for providing personal care, such as hair, nails, or makeup in the open air and near to a restaurant? In most countries performing skincare services will require an esthetician license, while providing manicure and other nail services will require a nail technician license. Have these persons been granted this on the mall? Have they been trained on the prevention of transference of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases?
To protect the public’s health in Georgetown these estheticians must be made familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions, sanitation and infection control procedures, and skin histology and the integumentary system before being allowed to offer their services, and certainly not on the open mall where nail clippings, shaven hair, cotton pads and balls, soiled astringent cloths will be blowing all over.
Can the cosmetologists on the mall meet the below listed requirements?
•Each cosmetology establishment must be equipped with an adequate supply of hot and cold running water and proper plumbing.
•Each cosmetology establishment shall have adequate lighting at all workstations
•Walls, floors, and fixtures must be kept clean and in good repair at all times.
•The area must be and made free of hair and other debris after each client is done
•Pedicure chairs, foot spas, and manicure tables must be cleaned and disinfected between uses
•Store and collect solid waste so as to avoid health hazards, rodent harborages, insect breeding areas, and accidents
•Every cosmetologist must wash one’s hands with soap and water immediately before serving each client.
What is the new Mayor and City Council doing about this violation of its own rules?
Riley Matthews

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