* No studies were done - suspend the parking meters until a full study is done
*Parking Meters put additional burdens to an already overburdened population
*Ministry of Finance review document states that there is grounds for the revoking of the contract by the Government - So what is Government waiting for.
* Parking fees are way too high ($2052 inclusive of VAT per day)
*After two (2) hours of being immobilized you can be towed (release fine $8,000 +VAT)
*Towing fee too high ($12,000) If your vehicle is damaged during this process the M&CC will not pay for any damage.
*Impoundment fee too high ($7,000)
* Impoundment storage fee too high. Each day (24 hours) your vehicle is impounded the fee is $7,000
*Grossly Unfair that the M&CC can sell your car at public auction after 90 days if you do not pay the fines incurred.
*If you try to remove or interfere with the immobilization device you can be fined $100,000 or spend three(3) months in prison.
*If you give false or inaccurate name to wardens or city constables you can be placed before a magistrate and pay a fine up to $50,000.
*Tender was not advertised or bids reviewed for this Parking Meter project.
*Contract gives complete monopoly to the parking meter company - Nowhere in the world are parking meters owned and managed by private business in this way.
*This profiteering venture will last for 49 years. The company has a contract for 49 years.
* The entire project is clouded in secrecy only begs the question how did this project get passed!!
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Reached 1,000 supporters
March 6, 2017
February 28, 2017
The silence from the city administration is becoming harder to justify as more people describe the financial strain these meters place on their daily lives. I am currently compiling the personal accounts shared here to present them formally to the authorities. Continued pressure is necessary to ensure those in power address the lack of transparency in this agreement.
Reached 100 supporters
February 2, 2017
451 Comments
We the citizen of this country cannot afford to pay for parking.APART FROM THAT THE ENTIRE CONTRACT WAS CROWDED IN SECRET IT WAS NOT TRANSPARENT..ALSO ALL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT..BUT THIS CITY COUNCIL WAS NEVER AUDITED.UNBELIEVABLE...
We don't need this! The fines and time allotted to pay the fines are rediculous! No where in the world does it cost so much, most countries give you 21 days to pay the fine, it can also be appealed. I won't even comment on the rates.
This is a hurried project that only places a deeper hole in the pockets of every Guyanese transacting business and woring in the city. Guyanese are already the lowest paid in the entire Caribbean. Simply put, we cannot afford this and I am 100 percent NOT in support of it.
I am signing this petition because not only has the government comiditized parking in an area that needed more parking slots, but they're also giving away 80% of the monies earned to Mexico - the origin of this Smart City Solutions fiasco.
I don't have an issue with the concept of paid parking per say but I do not believe that Guyana is ready for it. Some of the people affected by this move would be paying most their salaries to parking if they work in a metered area.
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* No studies were done - suspend the parking meters until a full study is done
*Parking Meters put additional burdens to an already overburdened population
*Ministry of Finance review document states that there is grounds for the revoking of the contract by the Government - So what is Government waiting for.
* Parking fees are way too high ($2052 inclusive of VAT per day)
*After two (2) hours of being immobilized you can be towed (release fine $8,000 +VAT)
*Towing fee too high ($12,000) If your vehicle is damaged during this process the M&CC will not pay for any damage.
*Impoundment fee too high ($7,000)
* Impoundment storage fee too high. Each day (24 hours) your vehicle is impounded the fee is $7,000
*Grossly Unfair that the M&CC can sell your car at public auction after 90 days if you do not pay the fines incurred.
*If you try to remove or interfere with the immobilization device you can be fined $100,000 or spend three(3) months in prison.
*If you give false or inaccurate name to wardens or city constables you can be placed before a magistrate and pay a fine up to $50,000.
*Tender was not advertised or bids reviewed for this Parking Meter project.
*Contract gives complete monopoly to the parking meter company - Nowhere in the world are parking meters owned and managed by private business in this way.
*This profiteering venture will last for 49 years. The company has a contract for 49 years.
* The entire project is clouded in secrecy only begs the question how did this project get passed!!
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 6, 2017
February 28, 2017
The silence from the city administration is becoming harder to justify as more people describe the financial strain these meters place on their daily lives. I am currently compiling the personal accounts shared here to present them formally to the authorities. Continued pressure is necessary to ensure those in power address the lack of transparency in this agreement.
Reached 100 supporters
February 2, 2017
451 Comments
Insane and too rushed more thought and consensus with stakeholders/citizens should have been done also proper feasibility studies done not to mention the double taxation (all other concerns highlighted in the petition are shared by me)
We the citizen of this country cannot afford to pay for parking.APART FROM THAT THE ENTIRE CONTRACT WAS CROWDED IN SECRET IT WAS NOT TRANSPARENT..ALSO ALL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT..BUT THIS CITY COUNCIL WAS NEVER AUDITED.UNBELIEVABLE...
We don't need this! The fines and time allotted to pay the fines are rediculous! No where in the world does it cost so much, most countries give you 21 days to pay the fine, it can also be appealed. I won't even comment on the rates.
This is a hurried project that only places a deeper hole in the pockets of every Guyanese transacting business and woring in the city. Guyanese are already the lowest paid in the entire Caribbean. Simply put, we cannot afford this and I am 100 percent NOT in support of it.
I am signing this petition because not only has the government comiditized parking in an area that needed more parking slots, but they're also giving away 80% of the monies earned to Mexico - the origin of this Smart City Solutions fiasco.
I don't have an issue with the concept of paid parking per say but I do not believe that Guyana is ready for it. Some of the people affected by this move would be paying most their salaries to parking if they work in a metered area.
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Insane and too rushed more thought and consensus with stakeholders/citizens should have been done also proper feasibility studies done not to mention the double taxation (all other concerns highlighted in the petition are shared by me)