The Government is preparing to pilot a relocation programme in four Corporate Area communities to move residents away from dangerous gully banks, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced.
Speaking at the opening of the K2 housing development in downtown Kingston on Wednesday, October 21, Holness warned that severe weather could have catastrophic consequences for families living beside vulnerable waterways.
He said assistance could include constructing new homes or providing grants to help affected residents secure alternative accommodation. The communities and an implementation timeline were not announced.
The initiative will also involve the National Works Agency reclaiming 20-foot reservations bordering Kingston’s gullies.
Holness acknowledged that relocation can disrupt families and cause distress, but said consultation would guide the process and residents should be left no worse off.
He pointed to the relocation of residents at St Paul’s Lane in his St Andrew West Central constituency as an example of the Government’s approach.
Burger Gully in Kingston Eastern was among the vulnerable communities highlighted during his address.
Holness maintained that allowing people to continue living on gully banks was unsafe and said the Government would also pursue measures to support properly planned settlement in communities currently occupied informally.
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