Dear Editor,
Following the publication of a letter from the Linden Citizens Committee (LCC) in SN about Linden Town Day, some people told us they thought we were a new organization. However, this is not so.
The LCC is a non-governmental organisation which came into being on February 13, 1993. Its motto is ‘Together We Can Make It,’ and its objective is to promote development through funded and self-help projects. The organisation consists of a central committee and area committees, and it is governed by rules produced by the membership. Rule 18 says the organisation shall call in the police if a member or members are involved in fraud, theft, bribery and money-laundering, or with narcotic substances and any other corrupt practice.
For years the West Watooka residents had to go to the Wismar Post Office to uplift their mails. The ICC drafted a petition that was signed by the residents who had requested a postal service, and which was sent to the postal authority. A postal service began in West Watooka for the first time on Friday, April 2, 1993.
The LCC had established an operational centre at the Guyana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) building where six hundred application forms for house lots were filled out by residents under the guidance of the organisation. The forms were submitted to the Central Housing and Planning Authority in 1993 and 1994.
In February 1995, the LCC conducted children’s reading classes in Linden and its environs. These were managed by the area committees of One Mile, Wismar, Section ‘C’ Christianburg, Wisroc, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Central Amelia’s Ward, Victory Valley, West Watooka, Silvertown, Blue Berry Hill, First Alley Hill and Coomacka. The volunteer teachers attended a training exercise in literacy skills at the Linden Learning Resource Centre, a Ministry of Education institution in Linden.
In September, 1995 the Linden Citizens Committee became a partner in development with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A grant of $2,480,038 was awarded to the LCC to conduct a training exercise in the skills of tailoring, dressmaking and embroidery for approximately 130 women and early school leavers. The organisation gave a detailed account of every cent of the world body’s money.
The residents of Speightland, Lower Kara Kara were denied electrical service for decades. Due to the cooperation between the umbrella body LCC, and the area body of Speightland, Lower Kara Kara, the residents went ahead and signed a petition requesting an electricity service for the area. They received this for the first time in November 1995.
In the year 2006, the LCC undertook a self-help project to place house-lot numbers on houses. An ice cream banquet was organised the proceeds of which were used to purchase items for the project. The organisation then installed these numbers on the houses located in First Alley, Second Alley and Third Alley, Wismar, Linden.
Yours faithfully,
Maurice Noble
Chairman
Linden Citizens Committee
