Proposed new by-laws to govern the transport and discharge of shipping containers in the city would set fees of up to $45,000 for 40-ft containers.
Although Mayor Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk Royston King have publicly stated that the city administration shall be charging businesses a fee of $25,000 to unload containers in the city, the rates set out in the proposed new by-laws, seen by Stabroek News, are higher.
According to the proposed By-law 4A and 4B of the City of Georgetown By-laws: Transportation,
