Dear Editor,
Could the Ministry of Housing and Water state clearly for the general public its policy or position on house-lots that were repossessed in the various housing schemes? How are these lots being disposed of? Are they being sold at a different price than their original costs?
I would like to suggest that all future houselots allocated by the state be bigger than the eighty by forty feet given to low income areas. Our citizens who possess such lots need to not only build a house and latrine on the lot, many would like to plant a fruit tree or two, rear a kitchen garden and even build a backyard pen for a few chickens. House lots need to be at least 100 feet in length.
Look at the established housing schemes before this present dispensation, and the size of the lots, presently it is an embarrassment regarding size. It is as though the planners are trying to squeeze as many lots as possible into a given area. This size that is allocated for the low income lots presently started under this government.
Guyana is a land with a population density of nine people per square mile. Still we have a great rush to acquire houselots in spite of the numerous lots already given out. While the housing ministry is doing an excellent job in its one -stop-shop in dealing with applications, consideration should be given to applications made by our youths eighteen years and over who are hindered in such acquisition because they are yet single. The ministry needs to publish the lots that are for resale without much difference in their original costs.
Also, a very vital factor in any community is the consideration and provision of recreational facilities for outdoor activities. This will help to encourage our people in wholesome pastimes.
Yours faithfully,
(Name and address supplied)
