SOME City Councillors are of the view that a secret ballot for Thursday’s mayoral elections would result in current Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan, defeating City Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.“What we’re pressing for is a secret ballot. If there’s a secret ballot, Sherod would win. This (secret balloting) is not unheard of; it was even done in Linden,” a source told Guyana Chronicle on Monday.

If, however, there is a show of hands, most of the councillors would be “scared” to vote for anyone else besides current mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, the source explained.

“They (the councillors) would have already been told how to vote, but we truly need a breath of fresh air,” the source offered.

In a Facebook post earlier this month, Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan said if he were elected Mayor of Georgetown, one of his first orders of business would be the cutting of wasteful spending.

“A cash-strapped City cannot afford luxury vehicles and gas guzzlers. I would continue to (ride my) cycle, which is easy on the environment, (introducing cycle lanes where practicable) and when absolutely necessary, use a modest, fuel efficient vehicle,” Duncan said in the post.

In another post, Duncan said he felt humbled that he had the full support of his party and constituency as he pursues the leadership of the municipality.

“President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, (His Excellency) David Arthur Granger, has set his Government’s vision for capital towns as engines for economic development of the regions of which they are the nucleus. I am of the view that Georgetown, as our national capital city of Guyana, needs more than any other municipality to realign itself away from what President Granger calls the compound mentality towards a capital mentality and economic mentality”, Duncan also said.

Duncan has said that he believes greater things are still to be done in this City, and he looks forward to continue engaging City residents and businesses.