— official plans to be submitted on Thursday

GEORGETOW Mayor, Ubraj Narine, on Monday, disclosed that plans to relocate the municipal abattoir, located on Water Street, South Cummingsburg are underway.
At an impromptu press conference held in the mayor’s chambers, the mayor explained that the relocation stems from an incident last year when a crane, belonging to John Fernandes Company Limited, fell onto the abattoir’s roof.

“The abattoir will be relocated in a modern way, modern structure and so on and that plan will submit to my desk latest by Thursday and we are moving forward in that direction but we wanted everything to finalise first before we make the statement to the public,” the mayor said.
The crane, which belongs to John Fernandes Company Limited, severely damaged the roof, walls and windows of the kitchen area of the building. The roof of the slaughtering chambers was also damaged.

Mayor Narine added that the current location of the abattoir will be a spot for oil- and-gas operations in the future. “I will say to you that the abattoir there, this Council don’t want the abattoir to be no longer at Water Street because I believe Water Street will be an area for the oil-and-gas sector in the future.”
A proposed location has already been selected; however, the mayor said that such will be revealed to the media and public in a subsequent press briefing after the official plans have been submitted to the mayor’s office.

The Municipal Abattoir processes approximately 75 per cent of the meat sold on the local markets. Since 1933, the abattoir, which operates under the ambit of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, has, over the years, been subject to minor maintenance works.