The GSD have issued a statement criticizing the Government and their electoral promises surrounding Road to the Lines.

A statement from the GSD follows below:

The Government’s electoral promise to deliver more homes at Road to the Lines is showing signs of faltering.  This may explain why Sir Joe Bossano was so unwilling to reply to Damon Bossino’s questions in Parliament  in any meaningful way. 

His answer to the question whether the Government was supportive of the plans submitted by Community  Homes Ownership Ltd was ‘no’, at least at this ‘early stage’. Even allowing for Sir Joe’s renowned mischief  when answering Parliament questions, the answer was bizarre. 

This was a project which, according to the Planning and Design Statement - inexplicably removed from the  DPC website – was to provide ‘public housing’. Anyone would have been forgiven for thinking that it was  aligned with the Government’s manifesto promise to build ‘more homes’ there.  

The confusion is further compounded by the fact that First Home Ownership Company Limited originally filed  the application at the DPC. The company does not in fact exist. The Government refused to clarify whether  it had any connection with the entity described in the GSLP manifesto as ‘First Home Ownership’ which was  to be responsible for the delivery of ‘up to 1000’ homes. 

Community Homes Ownership Ltd replaced First Home. This company forms part of the Community Services  & Supplies Ltd structure and the secretive National Economic Plan. 

In a further twist to this tale, it transpires that Community Homes has withdrawn its application for the site. 

The Government do not appear to know what to do with this site yet won an election on the clear promise that more homes would be built there. It has gone from being developed by a private investor under the  direction of Dr Garcia’s Ministry, then to the Minister for Housing when the investor pulled out and then  moved again to Sir Joe. 

Damon Bossino said “While the Government continues to play silly games by not answering questions and  does not seem to know whether it is coming or going, the concern of many people is that we are seeing  another electoral promise breach to add to an already long list, made worse as it relates to the pressing social  need that is housing. This is unforgiveable as it is damning of this Government’s performance.”