CUMBERLAND - Izikhulu zedolobha zifuna uxhaso luka-$100,000 ukusiza abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela ezisenkabeni yedolobha ukuthi bathuthukise impahla yabo yangaphandle yabathengi uma inxanxathela yabahamba ngezinyawo isilungisiwe.
Lesi sicelo soxhaso kuxoxwe ngaso esifundweni esibanjwe ngoLwesithathu eCity Hall.IMeya yaseCumberland uRay Morriss kanye namalungu oMkhandlu Wedolobha bathole isibuyekezo ngephrojekthi yenxanxathela yezitolo, ezohlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezintambo ezisebenza ngaphansi komhlaba kanye nokufaka kabusha uBaltimore Street enxanxatheleni yezitolo.
Izikhulu zedolobha zihlalele ethembeni lokuthi kuzobhidlika iphrojekthi ngo-$9.7 million entwasahlobo noma ehlobo.
UMat Miller, umqondisi weCumberland Economic Development Corp., ucele ukuthi lolu xhaso luqhamuke ku-$20 million yosizo lweFederal American Rescue Plan Act olutholwe yidolobha.
Ngokwesicelo se-CEDC, lolu xhaso luzosetshenziselwa “ukuhlinzeka abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela ukuthi bathenge impahla ehlala isikhathi eside nefaneleka kakhudlwana engase yenze ukuba kubukeke okufanayo edolobheni lonke, ikakhulukazi edolobheni.”
“Ngicabanga ukuthi kunikeza ithuba lokuhlanganisa impahla yethu yangaphandle edolobheni lonke, ikakhulukazi amabhizinisi ezindawo zokudlela ezisedolobheni asebenzisa izindawo zokudlela ezingaphandle,” kusho uMiller.“Lokhu kuzobanikeza ithuba lokuthola uxhaso ngoxhaso lwedolobha oluzobanika ifenisha eyanele ezohambisana nobuhle bekusasa lethu ledolobha.Ngakho-ke, singaba nezwi endleleni ababukeka ngayo futhi sibenze bahambisane nempahla esizobe siyifaka ohlelweni olusha lwedolobha.”
UMiller uthe uxhaso luzonikeza abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela ithuba “lokuthola ifenisha enhle ewumsebenzi onzima futhi ezohlala isikhathi eside.”
Idolobha eliphakathi nendawo lizothola indawo entsha yomgwaqo enamapulangwe anemibala njengendawo engaphezulu, izihlahla ezintsha, izihlahlana nezimbali kanye nepaki elinempophoma.
“Yonke into engase isetshenziselwe uxhaso izogunyazwa ikomiti kusengaphambili,” kusho uMiller, “ngaleyo ndlela sizoba nohlu lokuthenga, uma uthanda, abangakhetha kulo.Ngaleyo ndlela singathi sinezwi kukho, kodwa kunzima ukubatshela okufanele bakwenze nokungafanele bakwenze.Ngicabanga ukuthi kuwukuwina.Ngikhulume nabanikazi bezindawo zokudlela eziningana edolobheni futhi bonke bakulungele lokho. "
UMorriss ubuze ukuthi abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela bazocelwa yini ukuthi banikele nganoma yiziphi izimali ezifanayo njengengxenye yohlelo.UMiller uthe ubehlose ukuthi kube yisibonelelo sika-100%, kodwa uzovulelwa iziphakamiso.
Izikhulu zedolobha zisenezidingo eziningi ezivela kubaphathi bomgwaqo omkhulu wombuso kanye nohulumeni ngaphambi kokuthi bakhiphe umsebenzi ukuze babhide.
U-State Del. Jason Buckel usanda kucela izikhulu zoMnyango Wezokuthutha eMaryland ukuze zisize ekuqhubekiseni umsebenzi.Emhlanganweni wakamuva wezikhulu zezokuthutha zikahulumeni nezendawo, uBuckel uthe, "Asifuni ukuhlala lapha unyaka kusukela manje futhi le phrojekthi ayikaqali."
Emhlanganweni wangoLwesithathu, uBobby Smith, ongunjiniyela wedolobha, uthe, “Sihlela ukubuyisela imidwebo (yephrojekthi) emigwaqweni emikhulu yesifundazwe kusasa.Kungathatha amasonto ayisithupha ukuthola ukuphawula kwabo.”
USmith uthe ukuphawula kwabalawuli kungaholela “ekushintsheni okuncane” ezinhlelweni.Lapho izikhulu zikahulumeni kanye nezikhulu zenhlangano sezigculisekile ngokugcwele, iphrojekthi izodinga ukuphuma ukuze ithole isicelo sokuvikela usonkontileka ukuze aqedele umsebenzi.Khona-ke imvume yenqubo yokuthengwa kwempahla kufanele yenziwe ngaphambi kokuba iphrojekthi yethulwe kuBhodi Yezemisebenzi Yomphakathi yaseMaryland e-Baltimore.
Ilungu lomkhandlu uLaurie Marchini uthe, “Ngakho konke ukulunga, lo msebenzi uyinto yokuthi kunephuzu lapho iningi lenqubo liphuma ezandleni zethu futhi lisezandleni zabanye.”
“Silindele ukugqashuka ngasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo, ekuqaleni kwehlobo,” kusho uSmith.“Ngakho lokho kuwukuqagela kwethu.Sizoqala ukwakha ngokushesha okukhulu.Angilindele ukuthi ngizobe ngibuza ukuthi 'kuzoqala nini' ngonyaka kusukela manje."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-14-2021
