The Mayor and City Council yesterday voted to give the Metered Parking Committee at least until the end of July to complete the renegotiation process begun a month ago.
Team Legacy Councillor Malcolm Ferreira, who chairs the renegotiating committee, explained to Stabroek News that during this extension the committee hopes to receive from the parking meters company, Smart City Solutions (SCS) several documents including a socioeconomic feasibility study to better guide their negotiations.
In presenting an update on the process, Ferreira told council members that the four days remaining in the period that metered parking was suspended are not enough to conclude negotiations and recommended that council give the committee at least one more month.
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