…says M&CC unable to performThe state of the country’s capital city has Parliamentarians concerned.Garbage, blocked canals and alleyways and abandoned vehicles are all health hazards and eyesores.Next Thursday, during a sitting of the National Assembly, at least one Parliamentarian wants something done.Member of Parliament for A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), Volda Lawrence, is tabling a motion to have Government pull out all stops and use all resources to restore Georgetown to its original splendor of being the “Garden City”.According to the motion to be tabled by Lawrence, Government will have to “utilize every machinery, work force,Supply Authentic NFL Jerseys, and agencies at its disposal and command in conjunction with the Georgetown City Council,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, members of the National Assembly, the business and commercial sector,China NFL Jerseys, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), clubs and citizens in the removal of garbage, abandoned vehicles and builders waste as well as the de-siltation of canals and alleyways over the next three months in an effort to “Restore Georgetown to the Garden City of the Caribbean.”She is asking the National Assembly to also establish a committee consisting of MPs, officials of the Georgetown City Council, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the Ministry of Transport and Hydraulics to monitor the progress of the restoration.This special committee will have to report to the National Assembly within four months of its establishment.In her arguments for the motion,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, Lawrence noted that the expanded boundaries of Georgetown have placed severe strain and pressures on the drainage systems.“In addition,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, the heavy siltation of canals, the dumping of refuse and various other kinds of items which block drains, and the lack of maintenance of the outfall channels have all led to poor drainage of the city.”The MP made it clear that garbage collection and disposal have reached a critical point where there is dumping on street corners, open spaces and canals, creating public nuisance and health hazards.She also said that many construction sites continue to block drains and dispose of waste on city parapets and in many instances create stagnant pools of water that encourage the breeding of mosquitoes.According to the proposed motion, the Georgetown City Council is unable to carry out its mandate as prescribed in the Municipal and District Councils Act of 1969 and the Local Democratic Organs Act of 1980, due to the severe under-collection of taxes,Supply Cheapest Soccer Jerseys, rents and fees as well as the miserly subvention received from Central Government.By way of the motion, she wanted the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana to commit its support towards the restoration of the capital city, Georgetown.