Mayor vows to fix central Port of Spain streets
Port of Spain mayor
Joel Martinez
THE streets of central Port of Spain, home to some of the most valuable commercial real estate in the country, rarely enjoy smooth roads for long.
Some even look to be in a state of indefinite deterioration.
The condition of Richmond Street, where luxury car dealerships, government ministries, schools, financial institutions and other large-scale businesses are situated, saw otherwise free-flowing traffic slow to a crawl before most businesses were closed.
Speaking with Newsday briefly on Friday, Port of Spain mayor Joel Martinez said he has been made increasingly aware of the condition of the roads recently. He vowed to begin to address the issue next week, in spite of funding issues and a shortage of the proper paving materials.
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Until Steve Anderson purchased the apartments on Mitchell Court in 2017, he had no idea there was such a waiting list for seniors’ housing in Mitchell.
So he thought he’d do something about it.
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The Mitchell native and longtime business owner and his wife Barbie created AVCO Holdings Inc., named after their two children, and purchased the Eickmeier home along St. David Street with apartment buildings in mind to help meet the need. A few weeks later, the neighbouring property was purchased and they set their sights on the development, which is 2.3 acres in size.