Mayor Wagner on Dissenting City Councilors, “Dehn wahn get past it.”  

Mayor Wagner says that the friction at City Hall over the appointment of Albert Vaughn will eventually fade away as the council prepares itself to get on with the business of serving the residents of Belize City.

 

Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor

“We are all elected officials and the people really brought us in to serve their interest and serving their interest means getting on the job and getting the job done for the people of the city.  That is what they elected us for and I really believe that our council, everybody goes through their lee hurdle, dehn wahn get past it, and I’m confident that together, as a group, we can work out these little glitches that are here and there.  But the main thing here is that we were elected to really serve the interest of the people.  We have a lot of work to do for the people, the people elected us with a huge mandate and we have to ensure that we look out for their best interest at all times.”

 

Isani Cayetano

“My final question on the matter, mayor; how do you respond to the idea that this would seem as if though it has been heavily politicized in terms of the appointment of Mr. Vaughn and what appears to be factions within the PUP who would want to have their own way insofar as the new city administrator?”

 

Bernard Wagner

“At the end of the day, we as a group, as a PUP city council, we want to ensure that not only do we look out for the best interest of our government and ensuring that we keep the positive synergy together but we, at the core of all this, we have to ensure that we look out for the interest of the people.  And while there may be differences of opinion, at the end of the day we have to come together and put these aside for the best interest of the residents of the city.”