Former legislator Gilbert McLean has been appointed as the new chairman of the board at the National Roads Authority, according to a recently gazetted government notice.
McLean, who is also the chairman of the University College of the Cayman Islands board of governors, replaces former NRA chairman Alric Lindsay who resigned last year from the NRA board, as well from as the Grand Cayman Liquor Licensing Board and the OfReg board.
McLean, a former government school educator and legislator, contested the polls most recently in 2017 during which he garnered 17.16% of the votes in Bodden Town West.
His appointment was made in Cabinet on 17 Jan. and is effective for three years, through to 31 Dec. 2025.
Cabinet also appointed Dominique Williams, Decia M. Foster and Peter Campbell as directors on the NRA board. They will also serve for three years.
McLean is entering into the role, as the NRA announced plans to hold two town hall meetings, in Savannah and East End, next month to update residents on the next part of the East-West Arterial extension plan, which will encroach on the Central Mangrove Wetlands.
The proposed road expansion has been a source of contention, particularly given the environmental impact it will have on the wetlands.
At the upcoming public meetings, NRA representatives will be discussing the terms of reference for an environmental impact assessment of the East-West Arterial expansion project, and the next two planned sections of the road – from Woodland Drive to Lookout Road, and from Lookout Road to Frank Sound Road.
The first meeting will be at the Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre, 923 North Side Road, North Side, from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday, 7 Feb.
The second meeting will be held at the church hall of the Cayman Islands Baptist Church, 163 Pedro Castle Road, Savannah, from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday, 9 Feb.
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