Georgetown – Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall and Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin held a follow-up meeting with Officials from the Linden Town Council, Region 10 to facilitate the continuation of discussion from the previous meeting held on January 14 in Linden.
Minister Lall noted that there is continued progress in resolving the Council’s issues and a way forward for the spending of the 2009/2010 Government subvention, which is still outstanding.
As a result of the meeting decisions were made on how the money must be spent, however it is expected that by the end of February a part of the money would have been dispensed while ensuring that the projects do not clash with 2011 plans.
He further indicated that work has commenced on the preparation of the Region’s budget and hopefully in a matter of days it would be completed allowing it to be vetted and approved in a timely manner.
Minister Lall and Corbin were able to instill in the Officials the need to create a new environment of cooperation and understanding where everyone has the same objective while providing a better quality of services to the residents of Linden.
The Minister is planning to return to Linden for another meeting to address concerns and promote cooperation.
