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But, while the Mayor continues to criticize the past administration’s use of City Hall’s funds, we wondered if his administration can withstand criticism we’ve heard from City residents about the lack of infrastructure development during their time in office. 

The Darrell Bradley Administration became well-known for the ambitious initiative to build as many concrete streets as the City could afford. In the last 2 years, there have been no such programs led by this current Council, and so, we asked the Mayor if Belize City residents may be disappointed by that. 

Here’s how that conversation went:

Reporter
"Mr. Mayor, you’ve made the point that your administration so far has been paying the bills, making sure that you can trim the fat in all areas. That has also given the impression some residents of the city that activity and development have stagnated."

Bernard Wagner - Mayor, Belize City Council
"How can the - your question - the residents expect more from a city council. I just you the debts that we met, the taking away of 400,000+ per month, 5 million per year, sucked out of this council. I think it is unfair that people would believe that we haven’t been able to give back in terms of infrastructure. We, through our programs, we have touched more lives, than that council did with 40 million, with the little that we have. And now, Daniel, with the bond, we clearly have identified different key streets that we intended to rehabilitate so that the residents have a better quality of life."

The municipal bond that the Mayor was referring to is their upcoming program, which they will publicly launch next week Monday. We’ll be there to tell you all about it.