Crime, squatting to be addressed as Gov’t moves to set up City Planning Commission

Jan 29, 2017 News

The consultation process for the establishment of the National Capital Planning Commission began in Georgetown on Friday last.
The aim of the Commission is to review the academic and technical studies that would have been conducted in the past, to come up with a structured plan which addresses orderly development of the Capital City. The plan will essentially speak to the numerous challenges the city faces which include crime, drainage, ignorance of zoning laws, squatting, improper vending, noise nuisance and solid waste management.
The public consultation for the establishment of the Commission was facilitated by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown in collaboration with the Ministry of Communities, Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission.
Present at the consultation were City Councilors, business owners, faith-based organisations and special interest groups.
Also present were CH&PA Chairman Hamilton Green; Head of the Monitoring and Evaluation Department, CH&PA, Germene Stewart; Consultant, Horace Nurse and Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.
Speaking at the event, the Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valarie Adams-Patterson, issued a call to the participants to use the opportunity to create the conditions for a better life for the citizens of Georgetown.
“Georgetown is over 200 years old, and its varied history is imprinted forever upon its landscape. You, the new trustees, therefore, have inherited a jewel upon which you too will undoubtedly make your mark. The challenge is for you to make a positive contribution to the city, leave an enviable legacy, for other generations to inherit,” the Minister said.
Patterson said that the plan will pave the way for the creation of a new culture in the city; a culture of care for the environment, cleanliness, community building and “building homes instead of houses”
Meanwhile, Mayor Chase-Green called for public support for the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to foster the sustainable development of the capital city. She said that while there will be fights and struggles, challenges and differences, there must be changes.
The Mayor posited that Georgetown must be restored to its former glory, and that the council cannot do it alone.
“I beg of you to pledge with the city council, your support to us moving forward in the development of the city of Georgetown. Today, let us commit in doing it all together…Let us as of today, move forward as one body, one head, and one heart, towards the development of this beautiful city,” she urged.

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