The Mayor and City Council held its third consultation with business owners yesterday on the management of the city’s waste and Deputy Mayor Lionel Jaikarran said he was disappointed at the poor attendance.
Speaking at the meeting yesterday, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said the council is having difficulties maintaining its waste management with its current revenue base, since the same rates citizens have been paying since 1994 are still being paid in 2017.
“Our cost for collection of garbage in some areas is $1.8 million per week and more in others,” Chase-Green said, while stating that the third consultation meeting was convened so that the council and business owners can have a
