Catherine Parish Council has recently undertaken the development of a local Sustainable Development Plan for the parish which is geared towards the fulfillment of Vision 2030 ideals through the establishment of a progressive local agenda. This project, which is expected to be completed by July 2016, requires multi-sectoral partnership and wide scale support to give birth to the growth and developm
ent of a parish rich in history and deserving of national pride. The project strategy endorses interactive community participation, stakeholders support from the civic, political, private, governmental and non-governmental entities and is aimed at achieving the following objectives:
1. Balanced and non-conflicting use of land
2. Establishing the base for revised and total boundary development order
3. Establishing a guide for development and developers
4. Creating a base for improved legislative enforcement practices
5. Good management of natural resources
6. To empower communities
7. To preserve the character of heterogeneous areas
8. Improve, protect and use our heritage areas
Thus far, the project has successfully gained the support of the Sugar Transformation Unit, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries which led to their committing Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) over the life of the project.
