Topic: environmental impact assessment
Runway extension project questioned at public meeting
A public meeting about a proposal to extend the runway of Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport addressed questions and concerns surrounding the $28 million project.
If approved, construction of new Little Cayman airport could begin next year
Residents of Little Cayman will be giving their feedback on a Cayman Islands Airports Authority proposal to relocate the island's airport at a public meeting on Thursday night.
Cheaper options to be highlighted in final East-West Arterial report
Following strong criticism at recent meetings about the cost of the proposed East-West Arterial extension, the National Roads Authority and its consultants say they will highlight cheaper options for the new road in their final report.
The billion-dollar road: East-West Arterial costs over next 50 years revealed
A draft environmental statement relating to the East-West Arterial road has revealed that the cost of building and maintaining the eight-mile road extension to the eastern districts will be more than US$1 billion over the next 50 years.
Planning board approves former chairman’s $7.5M subdivision
The Central Planning Authority has approved an application by its former chairman AL Thompson to build a $7.5 million 311-lot subdivision in phases among the mangrove forest beside a planned extension and connector road of the East-West Arterial.
Developer carries out unauthorised land clearing by proposed road extension
A developer seeking to create 99 residential lots near the proposed extension of the East-West Arterial has cleared the land and begun building access roads before taking their application before the planning board.
Preferred alternative route examined for East-West Arterial
The steering committee tasked with moving the contentious East-West Arterial extension forward is said to be focusing on the preferred alternative alignment of the long-awaited project.
DoE: Project developers are responsible for EIA timeline
The Department of Environment, in a statement this week, said it is not to blame for the drawn-out Port Zeus environmental impact assessment.
Overdue report holds up East-West Arterial progress
A hydraulics and hydrology report, needed to finalise the exact route of Grand Cayman’s 10-mile East-West Arterial extension, has been close to completion for nearly a year.
Public meetings to be held on ReGen environmental impact
Three public meetings are scheduled to be held later this month at which residents will be briefed on a draft environmental statement about the ReGen project at the George Town landfill.
Cabinet appoints National Conservation Council members after months of delay
Cabinet has appointed nine members to the National Conservation Council, after months of the environmental watchdog being inactive because of delays in appointing members whose two-year terms of office had run out.
Legislators question legality of road EIA under ‘defunct’ conservation council
Members of Parliament have questioned the legality of an environmental impact assessment on the East-West Arterial extension which was ordered by the National Conservation Council, now that the council is not operating because several of its members' terms have expired.
EIA scope expanded for East-West Arterial extension
The scope of an environmental impact assessment for two sections of the proposed East-West Arterial extension has been expanded to a 1.5-mile radius of the road, rather than one mile as suggested in the original draft, following a public consultation on the controversial project.
Residents voice support, concerns over East-West Arterial extension
Getting up at 4am, and dressing their children and feeding them breakfast in their cars, while sitting in morning traffic is a daily routine for some living in the eastern districts of Grand Cayman, a public meeting about the East-West Arterial extension heard on Tuesday night.
Public meetings to be held on East-West Arterial plans
The National Roads Authority is inviting members of the public to two town hall meetings, in North Side and Savannah next month to give updates on the next part of the East-West Arterial extension plan, which will encroach on the Central Mangrove Wetlands.
Editorial: If building roads can’t resolve the traffic problem long term, why is it...
It’s time to stop solving old problems with outdated solutions. Roads can only ever be a single ingredient in the recipe for remedying what is essentially a transport and planning problem.
Environment assessment terms for ReGen agreed; financing deal still pending
The government’s Environmental Assessment Board has concluded setting the terms of reference for an environmental impact assessment of the ReGen project, which will replace the George Town landfill.
Dart: Air quality data at waste facility will be public
During the construction and operation of a proposed 10-storey waste-to-energy plant which is being considered as a replacement for the George Town landfill, air quality will be continuously monitored and the findings will be made public, according to Dart representatives.
George Town landfill: ReGen EIA draft terms released
The public can now access a draft consultation document that lays out the proposed terms of reference for an environmental impact assessment of the ReGen waste management system at the current site of the George Town landfill.
Landfill EIA planned for early 2020
An environmental impact assessment into the proposed facilities and programmes for the George Town landfill is expected to begin early this year.
Bush takes aim at anti-port groups
House Speaker McKeeva Bush has warned against misinformation and “emotive rhetoric” in the run-up to the 19 Dec. referendum on Cayman’s cruise berthing and cargo project.
Nat’l Trust files for judicial review over port vote
The National Trust for the Cayman Islands has filed for judicial review of government’s decision to proceed with a referendum on the $200 million port project before an updated environmental impact assessment is completed.
Environmental study planned for port design
The final proposed design for the new cruise port reduces the ‘dredge footprint’ of the project by around 20%, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
Environmental assessments are science, not politics
The members of the National Conservation Council hope the publisher will allow the NCC space to congratulate him on a declaration made in Wednesday, 9 January’s Cayman Compass editorial, namely that concerns about the environment are “in need of thoughtful advocacy.”
Cruise port environmental impact study must be updated
A second phase of the Environmental Impact Assessment on the cruise berthing project will likely be required before Cabinet can grant final approval for construction to begin on the project.
Premier: ‘Ridiculous’ parts of Conservation Law will be removed
Battle lines are being redrawn in the conflict between development and the environment as the government prepares to walk back some of the provisions of Cayman’s National Conservation Law.
DOE: No environmental studies for 2 new hotels
Two new hotel projects planned for Grand Cayman will not be required to go through Environmental Impact Assessments before being granted planning approval. Director of the Department of Environment Gina Ebanks-Petrie said Wednesday that the department would offer its opinion to the Central Planning Authority on the projects but would not require either developer to go through the extra step of an independent study.
EIA recommended for Dart beach rock removal
An environmental impact assessment should be carried out before Dart Real Estate is allowed to move beach rock from the shallow coastal waters off Seven Mile Beach, the Department of Environment has advised.
Ironwood: EIA could kill road deal
Golf resort developer Ironwood has claimed that the requirement to carry out an environmental impact assessment on a new 10-mile stretch of highway could kill the road project.
Ten-mile highway extension faces environmental roadblock
A 10-mile highway extension providing swift access from George Town to a planned golf resort in the eastern districts will require an environmental impact assessment before it gets the green light, the National Conservation Council ruled Wednesday.
Full National Conservation Law now in force
The final sections of the National Conservation Law, including a legal requirement for threats to the environment to be considered in planning decisions, came into force Monday.
