Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday officially approved the Georgetown Metered Parking bylaws and drivers will have to pay from today to park in certain areas of the city.
Bulkan’s signature on the document, delivered during the Mayor and City Council’s statutory meeting yesterday, gives Smart City Solutions (SCS) the “go ahead” to charge citizens of Georgetown for parking in those areas where meters have been placed. SCS had intended to begin charging from yesterday, but when it became public that such an action would be illegal, without Bulkan having signed the law, chose to delay the implementation until he had done so.
On Sunday, Bulkan told Stabroek News that it would “be