Dear Editor,
WHY is it the belief of the Georgetown City Council that they have brought down heaven on earth for the citizenry because they have dug a few drains or created a play area on the Merrimans Mall?

Should they not have been doing this all along and much, much more?

What will it take to get the folks at City Hall to understand that we deserve a lot better? These are no favours being granted. With the requirement to purchase strictly new tyres with the ban on used tyres, we need proper roads to drive, on not those pot-holed, crater-filled second class roads that will damage the tyres in no time.

With the Zika epidemic exploding all around us, we need to be rid of the profusion of mosquitoes, tourists and visitors will not come if we don’t control this mosquito infestation.
There is need to improve the sanitary conditions and to step up the fight against rodents in the municipal markets. Copious amounts of rat poison should be placed in the sewerage system beneath the market, while traps should also be set in known rat-runs and close to nests. Rat bites and scratches can result in disease and rat-bite fever. Rat urine is responsible for the spread of leptospirosis, which can result in liver and kidney damage. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), a viral infectious disease, is transmitted through the saliva and urine of rats. But one of the most historically dangerous rat-borne diseases that can be contracted from the markets is the bubonic plague, also called “Black Plague,” and its variants.

Whilst the local cattle industry is growing, the absence of a modern abattoir in Georgetown that meets international standards is restricting local farmers from exporting beef to the lucrative CARICOM market. The municipality’s Abattoir needs urgent repairs to the floor and hot water system, which continues to be overlooked and has been so for years now.

There are hardly any street lights to illuminate the streets of Georgetown. This makes it a paradise for bandits who prey on persons trying to get from one place to another. And I can go on and on and on. It is time the City Council wakes up, smells the coffee. Life could and should be a lot better for the residents and visitors to Georgetown.
Sincerely,
NADINE JERRICK