Residents object to indoor gun range

Jan 06, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor,
We, residents of Subryanville, write to object to the development of a commercial Indoor Gun Range at Lot 2 & 4 Subryanville, Georgetown, Guyana. Notice of this gun range was given in an advertisement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Stabroek News of 24 November, 2017.
The proposal was in the name of Jules Singh. We understand that the EPA has concluded there is no need for an Environmental Impact Assessment. The EPA did not indicate its capacity and methodology to evaluate the proposed design of indoor gun ranges to deal with noise pollution, disposal of any of the hazardous waste, and the security of the weaponry which could cause harm to human life.
Subryanville, and the neighbouring Fraserville are not commercial zones. The infrastructure for drainage is fragile. Roads are narrow and made for residential use. Residents of Subryanville and Fraserville have suffered from the flooding resulting from the damage caused by the construction and heavy usage of the infrastructure for commercial use.
We expect that all of the relevant agencies (Ministry of Communities, Ministry of Public Security, Mayor and City Council, CH&PA) will find or propose suitable alternative venues for the Indoor Gun Range.
We, the residents through our civil agitation actions have managed to get a written undertaking from the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission, an organization which knowingly moved into our residential neighbourhood, that they will seek alternative accommodation before the expiry of their lease in 2018. Kindly note, we are willing to take all necessary action should the covenants on our transports not be respected.
Yours sincerely
Aisha Fraites, Bonita Harris, Colin Cholmondely, Damian Fernandes, Elizabeth Deane-Hughes, Eva Rawana-Scott, Faye Clark, George Matthews, Dr. Graham Scott, Jocelyne Josiah, Kevin Sears, Lianne Sears, Oncar Ramroop, Patricia Deen, Philip Fernandes, Sabine McIntosh, Sandra Fernandes, Stuart Hughes, Terence Solomon, Vidyaratha Kissoon

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