Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

So what does a Memorandum of Understanding mean for La Gonave and how does it impact the community? Well a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU is an agreement of two or more groups, entities, people, etc where they make serious requests and propositions with each other.  It isn't a legally binding contract, but an agreement. So this means that La Gonave and Hurko, would enter into an agreement where land on La Gonave would either be purchased, loaned, or leased, in exchange for improvements and/or development.  The agreement wouldn't cost Anse-a-Galets money, nor would taxpayers be involved.  It would use land that could be for profit making by Hurko.  The agreement wouldn't allow Hurko to sell the property to another party, but it would allow another party to own any property that Hurko has on the land, and to take over any lease. If the land is leased to Hurko, it would probably be at no expense to the company, in exchange for investment into the community....

The city of Anse-a-Galets, Let's Build Gonave, Haiti, and Hurko will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU.  I will be working with/for Hurko to make the honeybee project a reality. The purpose of the MOU is to develop a viable honeybee operation on the island of La Gonave.  Given that city land will be needed for some parts of the project, a MOU is needed to show that all parties are serious about moving forward. I had mentioned in a few earlier posts about the city park/plaza revitalization and how it would require the city's approval.  While this is still the case, a MOU will be sent to the city in the middle of February with work on the plaza to be done later. The plaza will form part of the proposed honeybee highway which will serve as the spine of the honeybee operation.  This highway is needed since the lack of fodder for the honeybees are somewhat limited on the island. This MOU paints a clearer picture for the future of La Gonave and it's...