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Would Mayor Leslie Liberalise the Nightclub Regime On P.M. Drive Entertainment Strip?
posted (August 1, 2017)
So, now that Dion Leslie has his eyes set on the mayor's chair in City Hall, what will he do about the mayor's decree that all those bars in and around BTL Park that aren't enclosed - have to shut down at midnight? Reports suggest Leslie has a vested interest in one of those bars the park - so we asked him about it:...

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"It is rumored or people say that you may have an interest in certain outlets in that area. Is it something that you would seek to reverse this hard lined position that the mayor has taken - no extension if you are not an enclosed space?"

Dion Leslie, UDP Mayoral Aspirant
"Well it's something definitely we have to go back to the residents, because all of this came about when we did have a consultation with the residents. We would have to go back with the residents and dialogue with them properly, no emotions involve, talk to them, bringing the owners of these clubs and these bars and these restaurants, because the city is developing, the city is changing and it happens all over the world and so it's the job of the city council or whichever municipal government to try to work with residents and businesses in trying to find a common ground."

"I'm not going to say oh as I get in I will strike off everything, no. We will sit down and we will talk. If we can find a balance between the business owners and the residents, so that everyone can be happy, that's what we will do. But as it is right now, the law is the law, I won't go against the law, its right in there. What Darrell did was not the most popular decision, but he did enforce the law. But we can look at ways to work with each other."

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