Do we have the right to rebuild? This question has been asked by a number of Saint-Martinois since the passage of Irma. People living on the coast have been waiting for months to know if they have the right to stay or not. And the answer must be provided by the community because it has competence in matters of town planning.
After weeks of work, the new reconstruction procedures will be unveiled by President Daniel Gibbs in partnership with the state, Wednesday, he announced at the ceremony of wishes which took place this afternoon in the COM gardens.
A new hazard map was produced by the State, which gave it to the COM in December. "It is only from this document that the Collective was able to work on a new authorization procedure, depending on the areas affected," said the president. And to insist on the fact that "the reconstruction of our territory" could not be "envisaged without a fundamental work in full knowledge of the risks".
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