50 families from Hoyo de la Zurza, that were evicted for the construction of Santo Domingo Metro, almost 14 years ago, are still waiting for the dwellings the government promised to deliver after they and others were moved to La Zurza on the Isabela River bank.
According to Víctor Manuel Portalatín, spokesman of the Zurza Development Committee, in 2009 50 apartments were allocated to some of those forced to relocate, an additional 30 apartments were made available in 2014 but none since then.
They are asking President Danilo Medina to comply with the promise from the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (Opret) to these families, and are asking that another 57 who do not live in the area but are staying elsewhere with family or friends also be considered for new housing.
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Listin Diario
20 February 2019