Chaguanas is heading for city status says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. She was delivering the feature address at the inauguration ceremony for the new Chaguanas mayor at the auditorium of the new Chaguanas Administrative Complex.
Persad-Bissessar said Chaguanas was the fastest-growing borough. She said if Government partners with the burgesses a dream of a city in central could become a reality. The PM also spoke about reviving plans to twin the Borough of Chaguanas with the city of Ft Lauderhill, Florida. Persad-Bissessar said she had spoken with officials at Ft Lauderhill who were still very much interested even after the project was stopped under the PNM regime.?She said councillors must have some level of training to be in a position to serve the people. The PM said councillors should have training in local government legislation.
She said too many times councillors have acted outside the legislation, noting that this must not happen again. She said councillors must know how to interact with the people. Persad-Bissessar also used the opportunity to thank those who assisted flood victims. She said regional bodies could become a storehouse for supplies since the rainy season still had a long way to go. Orlando Nagessar, who was elected unanimously as mayor, called for a review of land development projects undertaken by the Estate Management Business Development Company (EMBD).
Nagessar said these projects were contributing to flooding in the busy central borough. He said he planned to see that the law regarding littering be fully enforced as he moved to clean up the borough. He said landowners would be given 30 days to clear abandoned lots, starting today.