City Hall cannot shirk its responsibilities

Feb 07, 2019 Letters

Dear Editor,

In a letter to your newspaper today, the Public Relations Officer at the City Council, has claimed that the truck, which was parked on Princes Street does not belong to the Georgetown City Council. She also stated that the Council had sent out notices to the errant owners in and around, requesting that they remove derelict vehicles from the roadside.
Her response has left me perplexed. The truck that was involved in the accident a few days ago has been parked in Princes Street, along with some others for over eight months. Why has it been allowed to remain there? Whose responsibility is it to see that it is removed?
These trucks do not belong to any resident in the area. They work with the City Council as they carry rubbish. Some leave in the morning and after the day’s work is done, they return and are parked on the street.
Perhaps, I can suggest that the City Council use a piece of the ample space that it has in the Municipal Cleansing Department and charge a fee for the owners to park their vehicles both in the day and at night.
The truck aforementioned has not moved in quite a while, but the owner (presumably) comes and tries to start it every now and again. This action results in a volley of thick black smoke. Residents, including babies and young children, have to put up with the pollution.
The Public Relations Officer also stated that the Council has had mixed reactions to notices, written and verbal requesting that these relics be removed. The City Council has a mandate and one is to ensure that the bylaws are obeyed and this has nothing to do with what the residents express once they use their authority in a fair, legal and unbiased way.
I would expect that failure to comply with the orders would see the Council impounding the offending vehicle and charging the owner for violating its orders. Where is the enforcement?
This is one of the problems that we have in Guyana. There is no follow up. We complain; a matter is investigated, quickly forgotten, then reverts to its original state until it crops up again and the situation is brought into focus once more.
City Council, stop turning a blind eye to illegality! Do your job in the right way and hang those who only care about their own interests being thwarted. Most people are self serving anyway.

Regards,
Jann Hinds

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