“While Nero fiddles, Rome burns” has become applicable to the present state of affairs of the management of Georgetown, the nation’s capital under the auspices of Her Worship, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk Royston King whose kingmanship quite rightfully is devoid of monarchy, royalty and a crown.

Nevertheless, with the historical and famous landmark of the City Hall, deteriorating rapidly at supersonic speed, so too, are two bridges that connects Merriam’s Mall, from North Road, ahead of Bourda Street to Church Streets.

Editor, the two wooden structures are not in a state of rehabilitation/repairs; but rather are in need of a complete replacement since both bridges are dangling precariously for a virtual collapse into the converging canals.

Who is the councillor, responsible for the Bourda/ South Cummingsburg ward? Was this pertinent issue ever discussed at a Council meeting within the last three weeks and if so, would it be given the utmost priority it deserves?

Meanwhile, with all being involved and consumed, this dereliction of duty of the numerous vendors that occupies the mall remains a gross insult to the individuals, who pays stall rental to the Council.

Would a picket exercise and demonstration in front of the City Hall be suffice?

Needless to say, countless shoppers on the mall, Bourda Market and school children rely daily on the bridges as an interconnection for schools and transportation twice daily.

Finally, though not life threatening at the moment, the dilapidated structures for bridges can still cause immense damage(s) to limb(s); more so, the elderly and by extension the women folk. As a consequence, it’s a sad indictment that the M&CC can’t remedy this public eyesore.

Also, the “shakers down” of vendors, jobbers and passersby are frequently being preyed upon for vegetables, other edibles and cash.

On 09-03-18 within the vicinity of Bourda, and Regent Streets; another City Constable shaker approached a passerby to purchase a newspaper, which resulted in a “heated verbal exchange” with the latter indicating “I ain’t buying no papers fuh yuh”.  Apparently embarrassed, the rank as the aggressor pursued a physical confrontation of pushing and shoving.

Yours truly,
Samora N’Komo