Bahamas News

If you travel out to the roundabout at Coral Harbor, you would see that acres of pine forest have been cleared away and construction is in the works. Trees are piled around the perimeter and concrete blocks have begun to sprout up in columns where they once stood.

The site is surrounded by protected lands owned by the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

The surrounding forest is part of the National Forest and Southwest Forest Reserve that is protected by the Ministry of Lands and Local Government and is mainly used by the Corporation to handle water runoff.

The clearing is for the first phase of a planned 30,000 square foot facility that will provide amenities to the Adelaide and Coral Harbor area, according to Tony Joudi, head of Fast Track Development, which is building the project.

“It is all privately held land that has been properly conveyed through the proper government channels,” he said.

“It is about eight acres and the surrounding land on the left and the right is protected, but the land we are building on is all private land.”

Mr. Joudi said the facility will provide the basic necessities that are lacking for area residents.

“Nothing is in that area for miles. The population is growing and along with that population growth, people are going to need the basics,” he said.

Mr. Joudi added that the planned facility will include a laundromat, a grocery store, Mail Boxes Etc., a pharmacy, a liquor store and several restaurants.

The project is expected to be completed in the next 18 months, according to Mr. Joudi.

Source: Bahama Journal