The Corporation of St George has met with the Governor and police officials in the hope of bringing a stronger police presence to the town.Mayor Kenneth Bascome said he was upbeat after the meetings, which were held late last week.“The significance is that during the heat of the summer we have thousands of visitors on a daily basis, and we have two banks in the town,” he said.“Having a 24/7 police presence, it would bring a certain comfort in the community.”The St George police station was closed in January of 2007 with plans to redevelop the ageing building, which was said to be suffering from a termite infestation.While both the UBP and the PLP made promises to reopen the station in the lead-up to the last general election, when the station was reopened in 2009 it operated only between 8am and 8pm.Questioned about the possibility of reopening the station as a fully functional police station in 2009, police officials said it was not a practical option because of both limited manpower and the condition of the building.Mr Bascome said yesterday that this week he spoke with St George’s businesses to keep them informed of his efforts to bring more police to the town.He also announced that the results of a study into the possibility of dredging or widening Town Cut to allow larger cruise ships into St George’s Harbour will be completed in four months.A dramatic fall in the number of cruise ships visiting the town has been blamed for a number of area businesses closing including the Carriage House Restaurant.“I spoke to the business community on Friday about the study and told them we should have the results by the end of May,” he said.“They were a little apprehensive as far as it will take that long a period of time before we have the information, but I can only give them the information I have.”Asked what he will do if the study rejects the possibility of widening the channel, Mr Bascome said bringing more cruise ships to the town will remain a high priority.“At this stage, the only Plan B is to work with the tendering and hope that somewhere along the way we are able to get more cruise ships in port.”