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Written by ADAM BROWN
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Monday, April 11, 2011
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GUAM – The Guam Land Use Commission has approved workforce housing that could accommodate 4,000 temporary workers, not including a tentative Younex Inc. mega-project, and is considering applications for facilities to house another 9,600, according to commission documents.
The commission has so far approved temporary housing plans by Inland Builders Corporation for 500 workers in Tamuning, Chugach World Services Inc. plans for housing 696 workers in Harmon and Fargo Pacific Inc.'s project for 287 workers in Harmon along with 12 other projects.
Major contractors involved in preparing Guam for the transfer of 8,600 U.S. Marines and their families and support staff from Okinawa as early as 2016 face one challenge in recruiting and housing the workforce needed for the construction. Many estimates for labor needs exceed 15,000 while some contractors predict as few as 10,000 will be needed.
The commission has also approved dwellings for as many as 18,000 workers in a project by Younex Inc., which says it has invested more than $140 million in Guam land acquisitions and development. That project, though, is uncertain as Younex deals with infrastructure requirements and other items needed for a temporary workforce community of that size.
Younex's proposed workforce site at Dos Amantes, which Younex says is on the largest single piece of privately held property in Guam, includes canteens, a fire station, aid station and warehousing, besides two levels of dormitories. The proposed site is detailed at http://www.younex.us/projects-workforce.html.
Projects still up for commission approval include an application by Ceasar Cabot for a space for 2,016 workers in Dededo, a 1,176-worker project by Reliable Builders, also in Dededo, and Fargo Pacific, Inc's application for a 528-worker spot in Tamuning.
The commission has also identified Eldorado Resort's Tamuning project as "potential" temporary workforce housing for 3,368 people. It said the property is under review "pending clarification of status based on ownership."
The Guam Land Use Commission, which holds its next meeting tomorrow, said housing for 1,860 workers was approved under old rules and regulations while the rest were approved under newer regulations since 2009.
The 2009 resolution stipulated that temporary workforce housing will be defined as any structure designed to serve as the residence for at least six workers, whether an apartment, barracks, or house.
The resolution stipulated that workforce housing will be reviewed annually for renewable periods of 24 months and must include sewerage and six-foot-high perimeter fences along with sleeping, laundry, shower and toilet facilities along with recreation, food services, medical care, transportation and security.
Image used in this article courtesy Danilo Rizzuti / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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