"The objective is to resolve the exposure of residents to cyclonic risks and, at the same time, improve the living environment of residents by rethinking housing, public space and the supply of public services, particularly in Sandy Ground and Quartier d'Orléans, ”declared the president of the Collectivity in January 2018 during the vows ceremony.
Daniel Gibbs had then announced to launch "a consultation so that the Collectivity is accompanied by specialists in urban and social issues". "In consultation with the inhabitants, our goal is to propose in 12 months maximum a development plan for Sandy Ground and the Quartier d'Orléans for implementation as soon as possible," he said.
Nearly thirty months later, we took advantage of the weekly update to question the president on the progress of the project.
"It was not a question of redeveloping the districts but of working with the district councils in order to list the grievances and to carry out work of embellishment and embellishment aiming to improve the living environment of the inhabitants", he said. he rectified. "We then opted for small amenity works and an embellishment project for each district", he explained before citing as envisaged achievements: the Maison des Associations and the Center for Culinary Arts and crafts in Grand-Case, the beautification of the kiosk place in Quartier d'Orléans, the creation of a square with a small garden at the entrance to Sandy Ground, the layout of the Place de la Poste in Marigot and "Many other significant developments for living together".
Daniel Gibbs said that some projects had been designed by architects and were ready to go. "But the successive crises and the congestion at the service of the public order of the Collectivity, with several tens of calls for tenders pending, have delayed the deadlines", he agrees;
"In the degraded context that you know, we have prioritized urgent achievements for the six months remaining in 2020 and we will devote 2021 to the realization of our beautification projects for neighborhoods," he said.
In addition, the COM wishes to propose by September a new action plan to the district councils "to precisely try to move forward together on realistic and achievable amenity works in each district". (soualigapost.com)
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