Errant vendors near GPHC will be taken to court – City Mayor

Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore on Friday said a stern stance is being taken by the Mayor and City Council so that vendors cease plying their trade around the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Mentore said the City Council again engaged the vendors on Thursday and made it clear that anyone who is vending by the entrance of the hospital will face the blunt of the law.

“Nobody will ever again be selling in that area. That area will remain as clear as possible and any person who violates that we will have them prosecuted,” the Mayor said.

Earlier this month, the town clerk, Candace Nelson received a lawyer’s letter indicating that the vendors operating along New Market Street and in the vicinity of the hospital must move or court actions would be taken.

A mandamus, which is what the lawyer will go to court for,  is a judicial order that compels a government official, public agency, or lower court to perform a mandatory or ministerial duty required by law.

The City Council immediately took to finding a location to relocate these vendors and agreed that the nearby parking lot at East Street is adequate.

In-active caravans placed at the parking lot were ordered to move and based on Thursday’s visit, the area is ready for works to be done to reduce flooding there.

“What we have to do now is sanitise the area properly and cap it a little bit to not allow for any flooding, there will be resurfacing done there,” he said.

Mentore said the vendors will be able to relocate there next week.