Intuthuko ku Jamaica, eyaqala ngoMashi 2022, ifuna ukubhekana nokukhathazeka okuveziwe mayelana nokuphepha, ukugeleza kwabahamba ngezinyawo, ukusebenza kwegceke, kanye nokufinyeleleka kwabakhubazekile ngendlela ehlukile. Isitatimende siyaqhubeka:
Sifisa uku qinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi iphrojekthi ayiqediwe futhi ayifaki ukuthuthukiswa kwezinye izindawo zesakhiwo. Ukuze kuvunyelwe umphakathi ukuthi usebenzise lesi sikhungo ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi, i-TEF imise umsebenzi wokulungisa kulawa maholide azayo.
Isikhala esiqediwe sizoba nezitshalo ezengeziwe zokuqinisekisa ukuthi umphakathi ungaqhubeka nokujabulela indawo eshisayo emaphakathi nedolobha ngenkathi uthenga futhi ujabulele ubumnandi be-gastronomy be-Devon House, okuhlanganisa ne-Devon House I-Scream edume umhlaba wonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, siqinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi indawo izobonakala iluhlaza ngemva kokuba izihlahla sezivunyelwe ukuba zivuthwe, izihlahla sezitshaliwe, futhi imivini iqala ukukhula kuma-pergolas.
Phakathi nenqubo yokwakha, kwasuswa isihlahla esisodwa kuphela. I-TEF inqume ukususa isihlahla se-poinciana ngemuva kokubuyekezwa koMnyango Wezamahlathi, owancoma ukuthi sisuswe ukuze kuphephe umphakathi. Baphinde beluleka ngokuthi “ekugcineni kwakungcono ukwenza iphutha ohlangothini lokuqapha ngokushintsha isihlahla esidala ufake isithombo esincane esingaqeqeshwa ukuze sivumelane nezindinganiso zokuphepha ezamukelekayo ngokomongo.” Ngakho-ke, salandela lesi seluleko futhi satshala isihlahla se-Lignum Vitae endaweni yaso. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho kususwa isihlahla sasePoinciana, kuye kwatshalwa ezinye izihlahla eziyisithupha, ezihlanganisa iBlue Mahoe, iLignum Vitae, neCordia Sebestena, kanye nezitshalo nezihlahla ezinhlobonhlobo.
Uma kubhekwa umlando ocebile nokubaluleka kwe-Devon House kubo bonke abantu base-Jamaica, kufanele kube nokugcinwa okuqhubekayo nokuvuselelwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusimama kwayo.
Ngakho-ke, ukuthuthukiswa kwakufike ngesikhathi njengoba sizama ukugcina izindawo zethu zomlando namasiko kuso sonke isiqhingi.
Ukuklama kabusha, kubhekane ngqo nezindaba ezilandelayo:
1. Indawo engalingani ezimpandeni zesihlahla eziseduze
Indawo engalingani idale ingozi engaba khona kubaxhasi, obekungaholela ekutheni i-Devon House ibe nesibopho sokulimala okwenziwe ngabaxhasi.
2. Ukungahambi kahle kwamanzi, okwaholela ekukhukhuleni uma lina
Izikhukhula ezilandela imvula zivimbele izivakashi ukungena kalula endaweni futhi zadala nomonakalo emigwaqweni esetshenziswa abaxhasi.
3. Izihlalo ezilinganiselwe zabaxhasi
Ngokukhula kwezivakashi ezivakashela i-Devon House, isibalo sezihlalo endaweni besingenele. Kunciphise ikhono labaxhasi lokuhlala futhi bajabulele umoya kanye ne-ambience yegceke.
4. Izinselelo mayelana nokuhamba kwabaxhasi endaweni
Umklamo wangaphambilini wendawo awuzange uvumele ukuhamba kalula lapho unqamula izitolo nezindawo zokudlela ezihlukahlukene eGcekeni. Ukwengeza, ayizange ifake amarempu anele okuvumela izivakashi ezikwazi ngokuhlukile, noma abantu abanezinqola zezingane, ukuba bathole indawo yokuhlala Egcekeni kanye nezitolo, nezindawo zokudlela.
Inqubo
Inqubo yokuklama yathatha iminyaka emithathu futhi yanamathela kuzo zonke izivumelwano ezidingekayo. Kwaqala ngokuhlolwa komhlaba endaweni, futhi imiqondo eyahlukene yathuthukiswa ngabakwaGW Architects, abakhethwa ngenqubo yethenda. Ukubhekana nezinselele, amalungu aphezulu e-TEF, i-Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), kanye ne-Devon House abuyekeze le mibono.
Umklamo osezingeni eliphezulu wabe usuhanjiswa ukuze ugunyazwe ku-Jamaica National Heritage Trust kanye ne-Kingston kanye ne-St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). Amaqembu ababambiqhaza kwaboniswana nawo yi-TEF futhi umklamo wagunyazwa kamuva yiKhomishana Yokutholwa Kwempahla Yomphakathi kanye neHhovisi LeKhabhinethi. Emuva kwalokho, i-TEF yabamba iqhaza emcimbini wokuqala ngoMashi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwakha. Lo msebenzi kulindeleke ukuthi uphothulwe ngekota yokuqala ka-2023.
Iphesenti Lokwakha
I-Devon House ingamahektha angu-4.96, kanti i-Courtyard of Devon House cishe ingamahektha angu-0.12. Lokhu kumele u-2.4% wendawo eyakhiwe kabusha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The completed space will consist of more plants to ensure that the public can continue to enjoy the oasis in the middle of the city while they shop and enjoy the gastronomy delights of Devon House, including the world-famous Devon House I-Scream.
- Furthermore, we assure the public that the area will appear lusher after the trees are allowed to mature, the shrubs are planted, and the vines begin to grow on the pergolas.
- They also advised that it was “ultimately better to err on the side of caution by replacing the old tree with a young sapling that can be trained to conform to contextually acceptable standards of safety.
