“Yeah, he can ask me.”
I’ll ask you. Last time I was in PR, El Nuevo Dia’s articles were all agog at how wonderful Rosie Road’s redevelopment was going to be and how it was going to soon be one of the nicest parts of Puerto Rico. That was less than a year ago. Have things changed?
Nothing has changed. They keep coming up with their artist renderings of how wonderful it will be and keep saying that the final transfer of lands is around the corner, but nothing happens. In the meantime, the town of Ceiba, where Rosie sits, and the Island of Vieques keep languishing in economic depression. The mayor of Ceiba is threatening to sue the Rosie Roads Redevelopment Commission. The truth is, the government is broke and the private sector is weary of doing business with this government.
So far this is Ramey AFB part II. I hope it changes.
In the meantime the section of Roosevelt Roads that will remain in federal hands, mostly for the Army and Marine Corps Reserves, Army and Air National Guard and Homeland Security, are starting to see some action in terms of prepartion of facilities.