Royston King's tune is the one the cow died on

Royston King’s tune is the one the cow died on

Oct 10, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor;
How much longer must the citizens of Georgetown and the workers of City Hall be made to suffer under Royston King?
Since the beginning of the year, workers have to suffer the indignity and hardship of being paid late each month. Very, very late. In fact as I write this letter, many workers were paid late are still to be paid contrary to the erroneous report that everyone was paid.
And then King comes out with the irksome statement that City Hall is trying to strike a balance between honouring the council’s financial obligations to its workers and contractors, and providing critical and vital municipal services. The truth of the matter is that the Council’s payroll is bloated, laden with friends and family members of the ‘Big Ones’ at City Hall earning super salaries for doing little or nothing.
The truth of the matter is that one super contractor continues to cart off hundreds of millions of dollars in a very corrupt arrangement.
The Town Clerk is quoted as saying that the council needs to be more efficient with its tax collection, noting that $22 B is currently outstanding in rates and taxes. So what is his debt recovery unit, which he set up and staffed with friends and family is doing?
Then he goes into his old worn out refrain thanking workers for their patience, understanding and support in the effort to restore Georgetown to its pristine state. That is the tune that the cow died on. Can the workers thank their mortgage companies, power and telephone and electricity companies, their grocer, their landlord, minibus drivers etc for their patience, understanding and support in the effort to restore Georgetown to its pristine state?
King is inhuman and selfish, as he clearly is not as dependent as other workers on his salary to survive and is being condoned by a Local Government Officers Union that has sold out the rights and welfare of the workers.
Deodarie Putulal

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