'Environmental issues' with Nanny Cay development project still unresolved
“It is progressing as you have seen. I will say that we are over the half way [point] for the trucking of rocks,” he said.
Asked about the timeline for completion of this phase of the development, he said, “There are always variables in there but we are pushing for the end of April or May 2016 for the completion of the rock and land works…after that we will be installing the floating docks over the summer months.”
Sutherland-Pilch said that by October 2016 the entire project should be completed in time for the next tourist season.
“We hope to have some of the marina operational for the next [tourist] season,” he said.
Environmental issues still to be resolved
Concerning the issues that had led to the Conservation and Fisheries Department placing a halt on the development, Sutherland-Pilch said those issues are still being resolved.
“Obviously there are still some issues that are ongoing but we are working well together [with Conservation and Fisheries Department].”
The Department of Conservation and Fisheries had on July 14, 2015 halted the $30 million Nanny Cay Development Project in the wake of environmental concerns emanating from it.
Kelvin Penn, acting Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer in the Department of Conservation and Fisheries had confirmed this information to this news site. Penn said that while he could not say much about the issue the project had been halted temporarily.
“They had some issues with the coral removal but they are working on that now. They had to submit some studies and plans,” Penn had confirmed to this news site. Efforts to reach Penn for an update on the project proved futile.
The operations at Nanny Cay accounts for 400 jobs directly and indirectly. Nanny Cay employs 100 staff and estimates that the completed outer marina and related amenities will create 100 new jobs. This news site understands that while the first phase will be approximately $8 million, the entire project should be about $30 million.
18 Responses to “'Environmental issues' with Nanny Cay development project still unresolved”
probably not, but that doesn't mean that it is right. SCB harbour project is a potential fiasco. Isn't review part of the planning authority? where are they in this process or are they business owners and architects themselves with no sense of context. there isn't enough space in SCB and its shops and inner roadway, and the ancient mangrove needs to be protected. And NO we don't need another resort around the bend. I bet the SCB project is in cahoots with Nanny Cay, joining forces for its tourists as a destination. Do the people know this? what will change and who will benefit? who will be forced out because rents will go higher?
The public has a right to know how the environment is being destroyed permanently and if this is "phase one" at $8 mill and the entire project is $30 mill, how big is this REALLY going to be??? And where the heck is CFD???? Come on Kelvin, step up... there should be an investigator on site to monitor.
Whatever you answer is, does it really matter which is the greater of two evils? The rules should apply in all cases.
You think if this was a local project they would have gotten away with having environmental issues? The BVI is gone man
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Follow this advice and you should not be bothered with what white men do, or what is done to them.
Replace the word black for white and it reads just the same.
It is not about black and white it is about doing what is right.
Employer or employee.
Black or white.
Follow this code and you will get it right.
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you bad minded r@$$ do not ever say that when it comes to local investors