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Trasacco Estates Development Company faces sanctions for non-compliance

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Trasacco Estates Development Company is to face sanctions for not complying with Environmental assessment regulations in the construction of the Hilton Resort and Spa and Turtle Bay project in Ada.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year stopped the company from continuing construction of the facility because it did not have an environmental permit which defines the terms of relocation, implications on the environment and wide public outcry from residents of Kewunor who are to be resettled.

The company could among other things face sanctions of not less than 250 penalty units. These were revealed at a public hearing in Ada which begins the process for Trasacco Estates Development Company to comply with environmental impact assessment.

The land for the proposed first-class tourism resort was acquired by government in 1974 and handed over to Trasacco Estates Development Company for the commencement of the Hilton Resort and Spa and Turtle Bay project.

In 2014 the company started some work on the land but was halted last year because they did not have an environmental permit. According to the EPA, although the company is going to be allowed to work, they must first meet regulatory requirements.

They are however going to be sanctioned for initially working without meeting the Environmental Assessment Regulation LI 1652.

Despite the economic and tourism benefit the project will bring, it has faced stiff opposition from residents of Kewunor who are to relocate despite the fact that they have lived on the land for the past eighty years. The residents argue that the proposed site for relocation is waterlogged and are demanding better compensation packages.

The Public Hearing was to highlight the concerns of the residents and come to an understanding. The residents of Kewunor who were present spoke of their concerns which included payment to wrongful owners of the land. For her part, the District Chief Executive, Sarah Pobee said although the Assembly supports the project, it will insist that the needs of the people are met before work continues.

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