-after they refused compulsory acquisition offers
-Edghill says amounts being sought `outrageous’
By Marcelle Thomas
With only six of the 21 residents in the pathway of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge accepting government’s compulsory acquisition package for the lands already now owned by the state, notices of eviction and demolition of property were yesterday served to the remaining homeowners.
“We have signed the relevant orders; the one-month period has passed; all the lands are now vested with the state and we are simply moving ahead with the project. No resident will be suffering a loss. It is either you accept the offer with government or the government is compelled to follow the package that the court will determine,” Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill told the Stabroek News in an interview, following the distribution of the eviction notices to the residents earlier yesterday morning.