THE Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is in the process of examining local and overseas proposals that will aid against parking congestion in the city. Just recently, Mayor Hamilton Green lamented the “worsening” congestion problem in the capital. He was speaking at a City Hall fortnightly statutory meeting.
He did not hesitate to ask M&CC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Royston King to bring to the Council the parking proposals received thus far.
Mayor Green noted that the parking of huge rice trucks in Water Street has been a major cause of congestion in that area of the city.

He observed that one such truck occupies the space for six cars. “We have to deal with this matter quickly. This is not fair to businesses and people who do business in Central Georgetown,” the Mayor said.
Meanwhile, the M&CC said recently that it is touting a new idea to transform the busy and usually traffic-congested commercial Bourda block into a designated open air shopping centre.
The Council has been engaged in massive cleaning, clearing and desilting works in the area. It has found that it could be ideal to close the roads to vehicular traffic and open it for commercial activities.
“We are still at the conception stage, but we are thinking about closing off the road to vehicular traffic and organise it nicely to allow for only commercial activities. People can come in on foot and walk through the block to get their various shopping needs. The Council is always looking at ways to ease congestion and to foster the free flow of activities,” the M&CC said.

“We are asking for the full cooperation of all businesses,” the M&CC emphasised.
The Council said it will not tolerate any hindrances to the city’s mandate and reminded that anyone obstructing the work of the Council or flouting city laws will face the consequences.