Speeches by David A. Burch

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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And the second one is, I have the honour to attach and submit for the consi deration of the Honourable House of Assembly the Sale and Purchase Agreement between the Corpor ation of Hamilton and Arnold’s Discount Limited, reference areas of all of that triangular par cel of land measuring 358 square feet situated in the Islands of Bermuda, together …

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise the House of the rescinding of the approval granted to the Government of Bermuda to purchase from the Trustees of the Sandys Secondary School for a purchase price of BD$1 million for the unencumbered freehold interest of the 2.5 acres, namely , lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 situated …

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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Madam Acting Speaker, I have no clue. I do not have that information before me, but I can undert ake to get it.

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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All right . I have no knowledge of the five- point -whatever million dollars the Opposition Leader mentions. Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: Five-point -three.

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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The building is not owned by us. I expect that there will be some discussions going f orward based on this decision. And so we will protect the Government’s interest as best we can. 1494 4 June 2021 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: Should you find that $5.3 million —

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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I think that decision has already been made. The state of the building is in full disrepair and will require si gnificant amounts of additional funding to bring it back into service or to demolish it. That is a matter for the trustees. And we will stand ready to have any discussions that may come forward, but we are not …

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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I am not prepared to say that. I am saying that it appears likely. And the fat lady has not sung on this story yet. We have taken another of step in this journey, but that does not mean that we are not s till at the table. Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: Thank you, Mr. Minister.

4 Jun 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The Economic Recovery Plan highlights two areas for the Ministry of Public Works, they being i nfrastructure investment and the upgrade to the water and wastewater treatment facility. And they continue to increase the stock of affordable housing for the country. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I will not speak about the Boaz Island Village infrastructure …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Yes. Mr. Speaker, my response is [that] this matter was first brought to my attention in June 2020 when I received a petition from the residents of Zuill’s Park calling for the rem oval of a new hedge and fence. The Ministry of Public Works to this point had already a pplied a number of traffic …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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No, I am not finished yet, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter]

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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I am trying to turn the phone off. I am trying to get as fulsome an answer as possible over what has taken place over the years.

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Options to resolve the issues for the longer term: Option 1: Move the wall to the west back by around five feet. This would resolve visibility problems for the eastbound vehicles. However, the cost of this option is likely to be around $200,000, plus land purchase costs. As the work will be on a private street, the liability for the …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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I have not had a final recommendation from the technical officers. Once I do that, I will consid er the options and then make a dec ision. I expect that this will happen within the next month.

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I just provided an update on the background and the co nsiderations I must make before we move forward. So it has just been made public.

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I would not be meeting with the residents. Ministry technical officers have already met and then communicated with residents on multiple occasions, and since which the Ministry has received copious amounts of feedback from them. Many disagree with the options o ffered. This feedback has been compiled to give me a full understanding of the issues. And together …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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I have no objection,

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the plan involves converting the existing property into a mid1430 21 May 2021 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly market condo hotel with additional leisure facilities which will be operated as a resort under a Hilton franchise. The condo hotel model is well proven in most islands, but was not feasible in Bermuda until the latest hotel …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, $7 mi llion has been spent already. We expect that phase 1A and B will be completed with the proceeds of the $10 million loan, which is nine -tenths of the way there. We have about 55 items that need to be completed in order for Clarien [Bank] to finally approve the l oan. We are halfway there, …

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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No. The $10 million is the Clarien loan.

21 May 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, in a Mi nisterial Statement to this House on the 13 th of Jul y 2018, I stated that I had recently met with the Bascome brothers to discuss their continued occupation of Westover Farm. I later announced that their lease would be renewed for 21 years less a day from the 1st of May 2019. The marketing …