The Mayor and City Council is set to utilise the services of contractors, along with its regular drainage staff, to maintain its current effort of improving the drainage in Georgetown, GINA says.
Close to two months ago, the city council commenced two massive projects, to restore the integrity of the Garden City. The first involved the cleaning and de-silting of the city’s canals, drains, and alleyways and weeding of the parapets and verges.
In this regard, GINA said that work has already commenced in the Agricola/McDoom/ Houston/Meadowbank and Lacytown/Bourda areas.
The second project pertains to the Council’s effort to reclaim all its open spaces (playground and parks.) Efforts in this regard, have concentrated on cleaning these areas, to make them more accessible to children and young adults.
Thus far, the entire Merriman Mall has been spruced up and the council is seeking to make this area child-friendly by the addition of equipment, such as see-saws, slides and climbing frames. The East Ruimveldt and Roxanne Burnham playgrounds have also been refurbished.
The city’s Public Relations Officer, Debra Lewis, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that because of the intensity of work that is being done in the city, it was imperative that the city use other services in this effort.
Lewis told GINA that the council is cognisant that the city must no longer be allowed to return to the state it was just two months ago. She said that the council’s effort will no longer be a “one-off” venture as this time around, the city has a maintenance programme for every single area and effort.
She said that this maintenance programme will entail revisits to the areas addressed, soon after they have been completed. She also said that like the initial clean-up exercise, the maintenance effort will be carried out using the services of contractors, along with the council’s regular drainage staff.
