The Georgetown City Council on Monday said the municipality was neither involved nor consulted in the creation of the new set of one-way streets, adding that this move was inconsistent with the Greater Georgetown Development Plan and the good governance of the city.
Mayor and City Council Public Relations Officer Royston King said in a press release that the City Council believes that “the action by the agency concerned demonstrated a serious disregard for the rights and responsibility of the Georgetown municipality.”
The council passed a motion on Monday expressing concern over the way in which a number of streets were designated one-way streets in different sections of the city, without involving or consulting the council.
The motion was tabled by Councillor Llewellyn John and seconded by Councillor Gwendoline McGowan-French.
In the motion, the council stated that “the creation of some of these one-way streets will pose difficulties for the municipality in the carrying out of its statutory duties,” and it resolved that the municipality would place on record its dissatisfaction at not being consulted in the decision-making process. Moreover, it was further resolved that the municipality’s position would be conveyed to the Minister of Home Affairs.
The council also expressed the view that “the approach by the central agency to create one-way streets was improper and inconsistent with the Greater Georgetown Development Plan 2000-2010 and good governance of the City of Georgetown,” the release added.
