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Sep 09, 2016 News
The Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Sherod Duncan has attributed the recent ban on vending on
Robb Street between Alexander and Bourda Streets, to the high-handed culture of governance which the administrative body of the City has grown accustomed to.
Duncan, in a recent interview, said that it is unfortunate how the vendors were treated when the ban was initially instituted. He said that the manner in which it was done goes against what President David Granger had urged the Council to embrace, which is consultative governance.
When asked if he was aware of the decision to suspend vending in the area, the Deputy Mayor said that he had no such knowledge. Duncan was further grilled to explain how he was not aware of the decision for the simple reason that he is now the Acting Mayor of the Capital City.
To this, he responded that he would not describe it as a breakdown in communication, but rather it is just how the administration is accustomed to working, which is, to make decisions on its own.
On Tuesday last, Town Clerk Royston King suspended vending in the Robb Street area. King along with security personnel had visited the area and announced that “as of now” they would have to cease vending there until further notice.
Based on reports, the Town Clerk did not offer the upset vendors any explanation for the order. He left without entertaining any questions or comments from the vendors.
This is the kind of behaviour to which Duncan referred. He considers the lack of consultation and the autocratic behaviour of the City’s administration towards vendors, residents and persons who come into the city to transact business, as regrettable.
On Wednesday, King held a meeting with the vendors at City Hall where he informed them that they would be banned permanently from selling on Robb Street if they fail to keep the area clean and continue to encroach on the roadway, thereby obstructing traffic.
He told them that the decision to institute the ban was as a result of the vendors breaching an agreement where they promised to keep the environs clean and to have proper receptacles to dispose their waste.
King’s actions were condemned, because it caused vendors to lose out on much needed income as they were prevented from plying their trade. The day’s losses were estimated to amount to millions since the majority of their goods were perishables.
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