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And when we asked Mayor Wagner last week what he believes his legacy will be, he said it is the people. But his UDP predecessor would point you in the direction of all the streets cemented and the new City Hall building.
So we asked Pollard if he felt that with COVID and all - this municipal administration is just sort of a placeholder group, and if he plans to change that.
Allan Pollard, Deputy Mayor
"I think that's an interesting twist to put it, but I don't think that's the case, I think what Darrell Bradley did was of course part of the development process. What our administration came in and did, what Mayor Wagner came in and did was part of the development process as well, everything is about timing, Courtney, and I think that is something we have to realize. It's not about one party coming in and doing something and then another party coming in and doing something different because if you ask me, infrastructure wise, we're still doing a great job in that and it's just about making sure that, Belize is a puzzle at the end of the day, and everybody has some part to play in the pieces to put the pieces together. I think once I've gotten the opportunity to do that, I will definitely make sure that the foundation that has been set from Darrell Bradley times and of course Mayor Wagner times, you know, that is continued and that is development at the end of the day. I think too many times we have fallen into the trap of because UDP did that, we won't touch it, or because PUP did it, we won't touch it, and I don't think we go forward like that. We need a new approach, we need a fresh mandate, I think we need to come into this thing with sober minds and of course a unified effort."
"I want to live in a safer city, I want to live in a vibrant city, I want to leave in a more beautiful city, I've had the opportunity to travel around the world and I've seen the move beautiful places, why Belize can't be that? Why Belize can't be like that?""
Reporter: "What concretes steps would you take to realize your vision for the city?"
Allan Pollard, Deputy Mayor
"Well the concrete steps is first of all, getting bright minds around the table. We have to make sure that more voices are heard, more stakeholders are heard and making sure that the people who have the best interest of the city are involved at the end of the day. I think participation is something that we could work on and I think once we get more people involved, there's so much we can do. I think Belize is on, I like to say, the brink of that boom, and we're seeing it, we're seeing the tourism minister doing his thing, we're seeing the ministry for infrastructure doing his thing, we're seeing the lots given out by the Ministry of Lands and all of these things happening around us, but how can we garner all of these things here in Belize City, and make Belize City the hub for prosperity, for the residents so that at the end of the day is my long term goal."
