{"id":150132,"date":"2022-04-20T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=150132"},"modified":"2022-04-20T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:52:28","slug":"prime-minister-browne-rejects-ghettoized-housing-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-browne-rejects-ghettoized-housing-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Browne rejects \u2018ghettoized\u2019 housing accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u2019s detractors, ever hard at work, are now accusing his administration of planning to put low-income families into \u201cghettoized\u201d housing.<\/p>

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This latest attack followed the prime minister\u2019s announcement over the weekend that his government is well into the development stages of a housing initiative that will give individuals making $3,000 or less monthly the opportunity to own a home.<\/p>\n

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The avenue for attack, in this case, came with the news that homes will be handed over cosmetically unfinished.<\/p>

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According to Browne, the two-bedroom, one-bathroom homes of between 750 and 800 square feet will likely cost between $110,000.00 and $120,000.00.<\/p>

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However, to keep the properties as affordable as possible, the concrete homes will not be painted or tiled. This will give new homeowners the chance to satisfy the immediate need for shelter they own, while also having a choice regarding the finish of their new home based on what their budget allows.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Prime Minister Browne posted a photo of a model home constructed at Paradise Cove in Villa, which accurately represents one of the designs from which a buyer may select.<\/p>

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