At a press conference last Wednesday, the Prime Minister discussed the reconstruction of the island. "25% of homes have fairly slight damage, 50% have much heavier damage but are considered repairable and 25% of buildings have been damaged beyond repair and cannot be repaired," detailed Edouard Philippe.
The government wants to initiate "rapid and intense discussions" with the elected representatives of the COM, which has competence in matters of town planning "so that the conformity of town planning documents with the plan for the prevention of natural risks drawn up by the State is guaranteed and insured ”. "Everyone must take responsibility," he considers. "We cannot envisage the identical reconstruction of the island of Saint-Martin without taking into account the known elements and the proven risks which the island will have to face in the years to come," insists the Prime Minister.
The interministerial delegate in charge of reconstruction will have to organize "these discussions" and propose in the coming weeks "firm administrative solutions so that the reconstruction of public infrastructure and buildings is in accordance with the principles" mentioned by the Prime Minister.
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The Prime Minister is right when he says “everyone must take their responsibilities” when he spoke of the reconstruction of Saint-Martin.
We therefore need to rebuild more intelligently and for the State to take its responsibility as well.
I have seen the Concordia hills transform into concrete chains for years.
Since we are talking about responsibilities, I can only ask myself when will the State take theirs?
SEMSAMAR (mixed company) builds social buildings like mushrooms, but do they take into account that we live on an island without natural “drinking water”?
Drinking water distributed to households is treated in a desalination plant (some households have a cistern or a well and do not necessarily use tap water).
Why in the era we are living in today (everything is organic, everything is natural) but architects do not build public buildings to collect rainwater to store it in cisterns.
The population will therefore have access to a water reservoir which will cost less and may even create new jobs (engineers, maintenance workers, etc.).
In the event of a natural disaster, tenants will have a water reserve that will allow them to help them out for a certain period of time.
They can also empower tenants by doing maintenance tasks. I am sure they will be able to find a lot of solutions to get things done.
Finally Irma revealed several things that were malfunctioning on our beautiful island, we have to learn from our mistakes and continue living.
Yes, for reconstruction and yes for modern and more ecological reconstruction.
Larissa
frankly, I prefer that it is the hills that become concrete lines (reinforced if possible ...)
because we built especially hutches in metropolitan that we could have called "lekudanlo", and those who have had irremediable damage feel very happy to be able to escape from an island where speculation has been such (especially when successive tax exemptions) that according to the very admission of investment firms "resale is problematic"
now I fear that after cleaning up the garbage, social cleaning is on the agenda
As for the victims, I wish them courage because, once the compensation has been paid, human nature will know how to do its work ...
and whatever the will of Mr. Philippe, I doubt that one day one brings down a line of residences or hotels near the beach; we will be content to move the poor buggers of sandy Ground, not for the risks, but to keep them away from Marigot and Concordia….