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   PRESS RELEASE - February 03 , 2005

NEPA/IDB Spearhead Participatory Planning Process in Santa Cruz...
...in partnership with local stakeholders

NEPA/IDB Spearhead Participatory Planning Process in Santa Cruz... ... in partnership with local stakeholders

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Santa Cruz Planning Steering Committee, will work together to ensure the orderly development of Santa Cruz. This announcement was made at a recent workshop organized by NEPA and other partner agencies, to review the development of the town.

Speaking at the workshop, Robert Stubbs, Chairman of the Santa Cruz Integrated Development Plan Steering Committee said that: "Many of the current development woes of Santa Cruz could have been averted, initially, if proper long term plans had been put in place." Mr. Stubbs indicated that some of the hiccups experienced were avoidable.

The workshop, which was held at the St. Mathews Church Hall, in Santa Cruz represented NEPA's participatory approach to development and was in keeping with the Santa Cruz Integrated Development Plan. Other agencies, including the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, the St. Elizabeth Parish Development Committee, the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Enhancing Civil Society Project/ Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) participated in the workshop.

Additionally, at the workshop NEPA's Jeffery Carlyle, outlined the processes involved in the Santa Cruz Integrated Development Plan along with the objectives and specific planning issues which the plan will address. The project is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), in the Ministry of Land and Environment (NILE).

Stakeholders were drawn from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, educators, religious organizations, financial institutions and a number of Government agencies including the Ministry of Health. Residents of various communities were also invited.

The workshop comprised six focus groups namely Housing and Socio-Economics, Education, Infrastructure, Youth, Health and Environment. A number of recommendations came out of the workshop and a public stakeholders meeting is to be held later in March to discuss these findings. A preliminary draft plan is also scheduled for completion by the end of the fiscal year.

 

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