Experiment Housing Scheme residents expected to sign AoS by September

– $612M infrastructural works ongoing at Balthyock

Residents who were allocated house lots within the Experiment Housing Scheme, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) can expect to commence signing their Agreements of Sale (AoS) by September.
This was according to Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal during a site visit to the Experiment and Blairmont (Balthyock) Housing Schemes, as part of a Region Five outreach on Friday last.
Croal noted that the first phase of infrastructure within Experiment was complete, thereby giving allottees access to their lands.

The infrastructural work included the construction of access roads, culverts, and drainage networks for more than 500 house lots.
During this visit, Minister Croal also met with individuals squatting at Bath and resolved to relocate them to the Experiment Housing Scheme.
Ten households are occupying a reserve earmarked for a new water treatment plant, which would benefit approximately 17,000 residents in the region, from Number Seven Village to Kingelly.
The Housing Ministry has been working to improve the distribution of clean, treated water across the country.
More specifically, efforts to increase treated water coverage along the coastland have been progressing, with the Government constructing 13 new treatment plants and rehabilitating and expanding 13 existing treatment facilities.
The treatment facility at Bath is expected to have the capacity for expansion, eventually giving access to at least 24,000 people.
Given the significance of the plant, three households within the area have already made the move to Experiment, and Minister Croal assured that the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) would provide the necessary resources this week to relocate the remaining seven families.
Additionally, essential water services will be made available to the scheme in the new week, enhancing living conditions.
Meanwhile, at the Balthyock Housing Scheme, the $612 million in infrastructural works are being executed by three contractors.
While flooding initially caused some delays, the contractors are now pushing to complete the works by the end of October.
Croal was accompanied by Member of Parliament Faizal Jaffarally; Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal; Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Director of Community Development, Gladwin Charles and engineers.
During the Region Five outreach, the team also inspected the $2 billion infrastructural works being done at Shieldstown Housing Development, with Croal urging contractors to take advantage of the current dry season to expedite the project and ensure allottees gain swift access to their lands. (Pooja Rambaran)