DEPUTY Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green at a press conference on Friday last disclosed that there is a statutory committee called the Social Development Committee, which will be responsible for selling and allocating Mash Day vending spots to interested persons. According to Chase-Green, the committee has already commenced preparatory works on getting the popular spots for organisations, business firms, groups and individuals who are interested in renting spots.

She noted that although preparations have begun, there have been some hiccups because of the Acting Town Clerk, Carol Ryan Sooba.
“Sooba hinted to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) that she wants to control the sales of the spots and allocations of spots, which is usually done by the Social Development Committee every year,” said Chase-Green.
She said that the acting town clerk has already, unilaterally, allocated a sum of $250 000 to do preparatory works.
Chase-Green disclosed that a sum of this amount was never required to do preparatory works in the past, so therefore this is an issue to be questioned.
In closing, she noted that a meeting will be called soon, so that the M&CC along with the acting town clerk could address this situation in a formal manner.