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The welfare of Georgetowners must be the prime responsibility of the M&CC

Apr 02, 2021 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The decision to allocate space on the Merriman Mall for Sleep In Hotel and Casino’s customers to park should be seen as a practical and progressive move by the Mayor and City Council that addresses severe congestion issues that many residents of the area have complained about.
The fact is this hotel and casino was approved in a time when issues to do with parking and proper town planning were not being properly discussed.
It is hoped that similar projects will now be required to follow basic regulations used in many other cities worldwide before being approved. There is going to be tremendous development in and around the city on the back of the oil sector activity and if it is the case that developers cannot meet such requirements then they need to look elsewhere. Georgetown should ideally become like downtown Paramaribo or Old Panama City with an emphasis on preserving its green spaces and historic buildings. But the present reality is whether you like it or not, this hotel and casino is there and so finding a solution was the correct way forward
The initiative will also see much needed revenues for the city administration that continues to struggle with businesses refusing to pay their rates. I hope that the President and the private sector can talk out on this subject. If not then, the names of the chronic defaulters should be published.
Furthermore this move by the Mayor and City Council is another indication that it wishes to move beyond the stagnation of years past, and wherever possible to work along with the central government and businesses to make Georgetown a more comfortable place to live. The joint work on a bridge at Hogg and Sussex Streets, Albouystown and the recent meeting between the Mayor and the President which saw a commitment of $100m in taxes from central government can only be seen as positive steps.
Political differences remain but in the end Georgetowners must come first and their welfare is the prime responsibility of the Mayor and City Council.

Yours sincerely,
Lynn Nicholas

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