No immediate work has been done to stop the water leakage at City Hall despite assurances from Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green, who had said action would be taken in keeping with recommendations by two foreign consultants who highlighted the situation.
Green’s explanation for no work being done on the building is that the acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba has failed to carry out the necessary instructions he had given on the situation.
Green said that he had written to Sooba instructing her to take a certain course of action as it pertained to the immediate steps that need to be taken in the restoration phase yet she failed to comply.
Two weeks ago the mayor had said that the fixing of the guttering on the building, stopping the leakage and removal of a water tank from its current location, as was advised by foreign consultants, would begin shortly.
The preliminary assessment report by consultants Ihosvany De Oca Morales and Nigel Renwick had said that the “greater part” of deterioration of City Hall is a result of water ingress. It also stated that priority should be given to finding a solution to the situation, which is the key factor that triggers many other problems.
They further said that entire sections of the guttering system are also missing, blocked or disconnected and continuity of rain water drainage is interrupted. The consultants also stated that the building was in “cardiac arrest” and as such urgent actions needed to be taken.
Although the administration of the Mayor and City Council has failed to take the necessary actions to kick-start the restoration process, Green is still embarking on a mission to raise funds to assist in the large restoration phase.
However, an emergency meeting is scheduled for today to address some important issues of the council.
