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Vunisea to be declared town soon

May 12, 2012 8:28 pm

Works are underway to declare Vunisea – a town says Provincial Administrator Samuela Delai.

Delai says this is part of the Government initiative to improve economic growth for those living in rural areas.

He says about 40 acres of land will be subdivided to residential and commercial lots and the Housing Authority is taking a leading role.

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“We are working at the initial stages trying to design a town plan first with the consultation with key stakeholders and Housing Authority is taking the lead role in terms of consulting stakeholders on a proper town plan.”

He says a lot of investors are interested in setting up businesses in Vunisea because of the rich resources on the island.

Delai says money’s already being allocated for the projects Government is hopeful the project will be completed as soon as possible.