An almost two-year battle by residents of Bel Air Park, Georgetown, to reclaim their community playground ended last Monday, when the High Court ruled that the land is to be used specifically for that purpose and no other.
The ruling was made against the Mayor and City Councillors (M&CC) of George-town, its Town Clerk and the Central Housing and Planning Authority, who in 2016 were attempting to convert the recreational space into residential house lots for the Mayor, Town Clerk, City Engineer and Medical Officer of Health.
The ruling was made by Justice Gino Persaud, who declared, among other things, that the intended use of the community reserve property by the respondents for the building of residential homes, was in breach of the servitude designating its use for community purposes only.
