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The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) has relocated yet another group of vendors to facilitate the city-wide restoration project.City Hall officials meeting with vendors last week, prior to the move.Last week some 28 vendors who ply their trade on the Merriman Mall between Orange Walk and Cummings Street, were relocated. The vendors were moved closer to Cummings Street.Mayor Hamilton Green has since met with vendors to reassure them that the move is in keeping with the restoration project.“We’re in an era of order, we will not dislocate persons,Cheap Nike Air Max 97 Shoes For Women, but vendors must cooperate with the restoration programme.”According to Mayor Green,Authentic Jerseys China, Georgetown has experienced decades of neglect,Adidas Superstar Shoes For Women, but currently efforts are being made to make the City “clean and green”.He outlined that the green initiative being implemented is a global trend that is embraced by many cities in the world to safeguard the integrity of the environment.The Mayor further told the workers that Merriman’s Mall is one of the areas earmarked for improvement. Vendors were advised that all their stalls in the area will have to conform to a specific size,Cheap Authentic NFL Jersey, style and colour.Additionally, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase–Green pointed out that very often vendors employ social rejects to dispose of garbage,Claudio Bravo Jersey, and this is partially responsible for garbage being found in drains and alleyways.Councillor Ranwell Jordan, Chairman of the Markets and Public Health Committee, told salespersons that they have two weeks to put themselves in order.He said that vendors must provide refuse receptacles. It was emphasised that they also need to establish a committee, so that they can decide how they will be organized.One vendor noted that they have purchased tables to accommodate their goods and asked what will happen to the monies they have invested.Another vendor said he was happy with the way in which the City was looking, however, vendors have concerns: they are victims of robberies,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, therefore they need adequate security.Adequate sanitary facilities was listed among other areas of concern. The Mayor promised to address the concerns the vendors have, since they were all legitimate. |
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