New PoS Mayor: City already looking cleaner

“We have hit the ground running and we have seen a brightening up of the city.

“We have cleaned up the Brian Lara Promenade because people were complaining that it had a high stench,” he said. Martinez said that they had also washed down several streets including Charlotte and Treasury Streets which were reeking with the stink of urine.

“You will notice also that the curbs have been painted, so it’s a cleaner promenade that you are seeing,” he said.

The mayor said he has also asked that there be no vending on the promenade which the City Police were ensuring did not happen and blown street lights were being replaced by the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission.

He added that the corporation’s administration team was looking into repairing potholes on the city’s streets, and urged the public if one had gone unnoticed to please inform the corporation.

Martinez said the new Besson Street Police Station, which was opened in December, last year, was there to offer it’s service to the public, but gave a warning to his council to just use it “for a brief visit.” He urged citizens to obey the law when parking as new lines for correct parking have been painted. If they didn’t, he warned, they would be out a few hundred dollars if they had their vehicles towed.

The mayor said the clean up drive was not a one-off event, but he intended that it would be done on a continuous basis.

“We want to keep the campaign sustained so we could understand what is a clean city, but we must maintain the work and educate the people,” Martinez said.