MIDDLE REGION--A town hall meeting will be held at Sister Marie Laurence Primary School in Middle Region Middle about the pending upgrade of the district this evening. The gathering is being hosted by the Middle Region & Defiance Community Council from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Expected to be present at the meeting are Head of Department New Projects Development and Planning Kurt Ruan and other key persons in the development of the area. An invitation has been extended to Commissioner of Public Works Theo Heyliger, but it is not clear if he will attend. Ruan usually represents the Commissioner at such events.
Approximately NAf. 14 million will be spent to upgrade and beautify the district with sewage lines, drainage facilities, underground cabling, street lights, sidewalks and the construction of a new water tank.
Within the 9th European Development Funds, 5.4 million euros have been earmarked for St. Maarten. These funds will be used to upgrade Middle Region. The project is presently in the design & engineering phase and government has already held discussions with all stakeholders, such as the utility companies (TELEM, Cable TV, UTS and GEBE) to put all overhead cables underground.
The design and engineering phase is expected to be completed by April 2010 and the execution of the work is expected to kick off by late 2010.
