The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will not support a parking meter system for Georgetown under the current contract that the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has signed with smart City Solutions (SCS), Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says.
“The PPP is opposed to the parking meter contract, period! Any manifestation of its return we will oppose,” Jagdeo told a press conference on Wednesday.
Jagdeo said that he believes that the contract was flawed from its beginning and that the M&CC’s move to tweak certain elements because of the scathing criticisms it received is not enough to relieve motorists or bring enough to the council’s coffers.
“I think the city can make more money by doing simple things even if it wants to introduce paid parking, it can receive without going through this contract again, but the reason why they are sticking to this contract is not just what will flow to the city… it’s what would flow to individuals,” Jagdeo said.
