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The names listed here owe City Council millions in rates and taxes

Jun 28, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,

The Mayor and City Council is working with its attorneys to recover outstanding rates from the following:-

– Victor Bourne                                                 –              Lot 23 Saffon & Sussex

– Christopher Da Silva                                     –              Lot 27 Charlestown

– Gwendoline Egerton et al                          –              Lot 5/37  Princess Street

– Sunglow Industries Ltd                               –              Lot 42 Chappel St.

– Wraylite Engineering Company               –              Lot 1886 North Ruimveldt

– GNEC                                                                  –              Lot 2 Lombard Street

– Henry Young                                                   –              Lot 25 Saffon Street,

– Jailkaran & Son                                             –                Lot 8 Company Path, South

– Continental Agency                                      –              Lot 12 West Ruimveldt

– Ashmin Trading Co.                                      –              Lot 43 (47) Werk-en-Rust

– Ashmin Trading Co.                                      –              Lot 44/48 High Street

– Guyana Fisheries Ltd                                   –              Lot A Meadow Bank

– Georgetown Fisherman’s Co-op            –              Meadow Bank/Houston

– Vernon Garraway (Shopper Paradise)     –        Lot 104 Regent Street, Lacytown

Together, these property-owners owe $6,119,899.743.00 money that the Council needs to continue to provide vital municipal services to citizens. In the case of Jaikaran and Sons Ltd. Council was awarded judgment in the sum of $114,250,362.00; costs $11, 425,036.00. According to the Municipal and District Council Act, Chapter 28:01:

“Where any installment of rates is not paid within thirty days from the day on which it becomes due, default shall be deemed to have been made in the payment thereof. Where a period of three months has elapsed after default has occurred, the clerk of the council shall as soon as practicable thereafter institute proceedings for the recovery of the rates.

Where movable property is liable to distraint for rates, the clerk of the council shall serve on the person liable for the payment thereof a notice which shall set out the amount of rates remaining unpaid and shall state that if such amount is not paid within fourteen days, proceedings by way of distraint will be commenced.

If payment is not made within fourteen days after the notice is served under subsection (i), the clerk of the council shall make application to the magistrate of the magisterial district in which the offices of the council are situate for a warrant of distress, and the magistrate, upon the production of copy of the notice together with proof of service, shall grant  a warrant of distress under and by virtue of which the movable property may be levied on and sold for the amount of the rates together with costs.”

The Council has exhausted all other options to recover its rates including encouraging defaulters to take full advantage of its special payment plan.  However, many property-owners continue to neglect to honour their civic-responsibility to pay their rates. The Council wishes to remind property-owners that, there has been no valuation of properties in the city, for over twenty (20) years. Meanwhile, environmental, demographic, economic and other changes have increased the costs of municipal services and facilities for the council.

Royston King

Municipal Clerk

City of Georgetown

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