Residents of Tucville in major clean-up exercise for 50th anniversary
The Trades Union Congress Ville, Tucville, is celebrating its 50th year in existence, and its residents have embarked on a development project which will see several roads being upgraded and, more importantly, trenches being desilted.
The various components of this project are accumulatively expected to cost $1.7 million, which will be financed by members of the community. It was explained that the community’s residents are supportive of the initiative and are excited to see it become a reality.
The development project, which has already commenced, has seen erection of a welcome monument at the head of Go-Slow Avenue on Mandela Avenue, which
The almost completed welcome structure which has been erected at the head of Go-Slow Avenue in Tucville, Georgetown
will detail the significance of the community’s name.
According to Christopher Jones, a senior representative on the Community Development Board, most of the work on the welcome sign has already been completed by the villagers, and the sign is expected to be officially unveiled on June 12.
Residents are currently in the process of clearing the major trench in the area, and it is envisioned that the area would have installed at least three water fountains, surrounded by fibre-tech chairs for use by the elderly persons in the area. It has been explained that overtures have been made to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) for support, and the group spearheading this initiative is anticipating that aspect of the project to commence in the coming week.
Jones told Guyana Times that the planners of this Tucville celebration have been able to gain support of Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan and the community’s 50 households, including that of Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.
The team also hopes to clear its Canary Recreational Park to facilitate water fountains, plant palm trees along the parapets of the community, and install street lights in the community, among other projects.
In regard to street lights, Jones pointed out that he has written the Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, and is anticipating this donation to the community.
Jones and other members of the committee spearheading this initiative are optimistic that all of the upgrade works would be completed by next month.
