7 News Belize

Hon. King Moving Forward With Community Center, Threatens To Demolish PUP Structure
posted (August 12, 2015)

Four months ago, in April we told you about the land dispute between UDP Lake Independence Representative Mark King and his PUP challenger Cordel Hyde. Both had title for the same piece of community property behind the CB Hyde Complex Building. Hyde's Lake – I Action Committee had already built a cement structure there, while King wanted to demolish that building so he could build a new community centre. But Hyde's title dated back to 2007, so he won out. Still, King is undeterred, and he broke ground today for the UDP Lake I Community Centre. He explained the community uses – and the still active plan to demolish the now abandoned structure built by the PUP:…

Hon. Mark King - Area Representative, Lake I

"This centre is one of the many projects that will be given to this community as we roll the petrocaribe funds into Lake I. As you look over there, you see the PUP and is not holding the community hostage with the old dilapidated building."

"We have done two things, we have applied to the pertinent authorities to break down that building as nuisance in this community and we will not pay Cordel Hyde for it. And two, we have applied for title in the community name for lot 1662 which is where we broke ground just now right next to it. So now we have the title and we are going to proceed within the next week or so to start the building of the community centre."

Jules Vasquez

"What will community centre have and where will the funding come from?"

Hon. Mark King - Area Representative, Lake I

"The community centre has three elements. The community centre will have free internet for students. We will do an expansion part of what we do at the Women's Department to give single parents computer training and we will also house feeding programmes and other activities, family activities within the community centre itself. This field will eventually and very shortly become a junior league football field. Bleachers will be built here, this area will be developed, it will look more and way much better than this and as I've said we've applied to break down that building which a nuisance to the area."

King says between 70 and 80 thousand dollars will be spent on the construction stage, and then an equivalent figure to outfit the facility.

Home | Archives | Downloads/Podcasts | Advertise | Contact Us

7 News Belize