Amid widening criticism, Town Clerk Royston King today said that a city team in Mexico City is being presented with the final rollout schedule of the parking meters project.
Some city councillors have complained that they had no knowledge that King and a team from the city were in Mexico in connection with the controversial project.
A release from King follows:
The Mayor of the City of Georgetown, the Chairman of the Council’s Finance Committee, and the Town Clerk are among the officials of the City of Georgetown visiting Mexico City to be presented with the final rollout schedule of the new parking project, which is actually more of a mobility solution for the City of Georgetown. In addition, the delegation is being presented with other innovations, which may be offered and brought to our great City.
The Mayor and City leadership continue with their hands on approach in their overseeing of a project which began with extensive due diligence on a parking solution and continues now with their involvement in consideration of other complimentary projects that can be offered by the Smart City Solutions consortium to enhance the intelligent products, services and amenities available to the citizens of Georgetown.
As a result of the visit, the delegation’s opinion has been strengthened that the parking and mobility solutions coming to Georgetown will become the pioneering center of wider modernization and improvements coming to the City that will accelerate it towards parity with the other great capital cities across the world.
While it is unfortunate that certain individuals have taken advantage of the absence of the Mayor to advance negative, divisive and completely untrue narratives, the Mayor and the travelling delegation plan to hold a press conference upon their return to provide updates on this very important and productive trip, which underscores, and indeed engenders the City leadership’s duty of protecting and improving the lives and opportunities available to its constituents.
