DP to Hold First Public Meeting This Friday at the de Weever Priority in Dutch Quarter Starting at Seven pm

District Improvements already underway and those planned to be extensively discussed
The Democratic Party of St. Maarten is inviting the residents of Dutch Quarter, Belvedere, Middle Region, Defiance, Oyster Pond, Dawn Beach, Sucker Garden, Guana Bay, Madame Estate and French Quarter to come out to its first public meeting this Friday, August 7th starting at seven pm at the de Weever property. The Board, membership and candidates invite the public to come out to listen to the red thread and hear what the DP plans for its vision bringing St. Maarten forward. Candidates will also have the opportunity to interact with the candidates, board members and DP membership and exchange ideas and information.
DP Leader and Prime Minister the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams will also be giving an update on the neighborhood development program already underway for the Dutch Quarter District.
Wescot-Williams has been engaged in wide scale negotiations with the European Union to fund the improvement of the Dutch Quarter District, which will greatly enhance the infrastructure and social upgrading of the area. The European Union will provide 4.750.000 Euro for the project.
The execution will also include the upgrading of the main roads, side roads, drainage system, lighting, sidewalk construction, the expansion and the upgrading of the sewer network and the building of a thousand cubic meter drinking water tank. The projects will work very closely with the Dutch Quarter Community Help Desk.