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Second phase of Sweeting's Cay repairs underway

Tue, Jun 8th 2021, 04:37 PM
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PHASE Two of the Sweeting's Cay Home Repair Project is underway to repair 14 homes damaged during Hurricane Dorian two years ago.

The project — which is being spearheaded by the Rotary Clubs on Grand Bahama, in partnership with TK Foundation — is expected to be completed over the next five to six weeks.
#Phase One of the project was completed last week when nine newly built homes were turned over to residents on the cay. The first phase was funded at a cost of nearly $600,000 by the TK Foundation.
#Rotarian Billy Jane Ferguson said Rotary is changing lives.
#“We still have persons living in tents (on Sweeting’s Cay), and the plan is to help them,” she said. “We are hoping the donors will also come on board with phase three.”
#In addition to providing aid and rebuilding homes for those in need, she said Rotary has also provided jobs and skills training to those unemployed in Grand Bahama, particularly in Seagrape, and Eight Mile Rock.
#Ms Ferguson stressed that Rotary is committed to the Sweeting’s Cay project, along with the donors. On Saturday, she gave an update of the project to members of the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama.
#“We are in phase two renovations of 14 homes on the cay,” she said. “We are changing lives; we… built nine homes and we signed off on those last week.”
#The homes, which are 80 percent complete, cost some $64,000 each, including one-year homeowner’s insurance provided by Insurance Management.

The project — which is being spearheaded by the Rotary Clubs on Grand Bahama, in partnership with TK Foundation — is expected to be completed over the next five to six weeks.

Phase One of the project was completed last week when nine newly built homes were turned over to residents on the cay. The first phase was funded at a cost of nearly $600,000 by the TK Foundation.

Rotarian Billy Jane Ferguson said Rotary is changing lives.

“We still have persons living in tents (on Sweeting’s Cay), and the plan is to help them,” she said. “We are hoping the donors will also come on board with phase three.”

In addition to providing aid and rebuilding homes for those in need, she said Rotary has also provided jobs and skills training to those unemployed in Grand Bahama, particularly in Seagrape, and Eight Mile Rock.

Ms Ferguson stressed that Rotary is committed to the Sweeting’s Cay project, along with the donors. On Saturday, she gave an update of the project to members of the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama.

“We are in phase two renovations of 14 homes on the cay,” she said. “We are changing lives; we… built nine homes and we signed off on those last week.”

The homes, which are 80 percent complete, cost some $64,000 each, including one-year homeowner’s insurance provided by Insurance Management.

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