AFC to lobby for revocation of city parking meter contract

Coalition government partner the Alliance For Change (AFC) has signaled its intention to advocate for the revocation of the Georgetown city council’s controversial metered parking contract with Smart City Solutions (SCS) at every level of government.

Speaking at a party press conference on Thursday, AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan reiterated that the party does not support the contract in its current form and maintains that it was borne out of a bad arrangement.

Ramjattan stressed that the party unequivocally supports the position of its councillors who voted against a renegotiation of the contract with SCS, and maintained that the Mayor and City Council is best advised to pursue a path which benefits from wide consultation and transparency.

At a vote last week Thursday,