Site Inspection to proposed Customary Land for Public Service Housing Projects.

Pictured is the portion of the customary land owned by the Behori clan which is located behind the Pacific Adventist University , 14 mile. The road cutting through the land leads to Bautama, Central Province.
 

Department of Personnel Management through the Public Service Housing Division, continues to ensure that the dream to one day see all public servants benefit from the Public Service Housing Scheme is alive and ongoing as the team work tirelessly to make it a reality.

A recent site inspection to a customary land owned by the Behori Clan of Lower Koari Land Owner Group has strengthened the possibility of having 947.18 hectares of land, portion number: 3437C located at the back of the Pacific Adventist University at 14 Mile, spreading towards Mt. Erimata and all the way to Bushwara area, being used to expand the housing scheme for public servants in the country.

Deputy Secretary Policy and Reforms Mr. Ellison Kalimet acknowledged the Behori Clan and stated that DPM has been given the mandate to embark on the Public Service Housing Policy and the Public Service Housing Scheme by the government therefore DPM will work together with Behori clan if they meet all the requirements and assist where ever possible.

Executive Manager for Public Service Housing Division Mrs. Nancy Levi also added that land is a scare resource and government or developers will not take the land away from the landowners but there will be proper dealing done to benefit the landowners and how their land can be utilized to generate revenue.

Ongoing negotiations by DPM and the Behori Clan have highlighted the group’s interest to negotiate and discuss the freed-up land for DPM to use for Public Service Housing Projects.

DPM agreed to provide advisory roles and technical advice that will assist Behori Clan members obtain titles of the surveyed land for it to be leased and bankable for development.

Furthermore, a memorandum of agreement being developed by DPM will be beneficiary to both DPM and the landowners.

  DPM Public Service Housing Executive Manager Mrs. Levy, with researchers from NRI and Behori Landowner Group Chairman Mr. Foxie Kaeaka after the site inspection of the customary land.