Trailer Homes Bring Joy

“People’s responses to the trailer homes have been overwhelmingly positive. They are happy to have a roof over their heads and are settling in just fine,” said Mrs. Twyla Vargas, administrative assistant for the Cayman Islands Recovery Operation’s (CIRO) Temporary Housing Committee, after visiting several trailer homes across the island.

She does have one concern: “At present, we don’t have enough trailers to house everyone in need; I hope that in time we will be able to accommodate everyone.” To help meet that need, some 44 more trailers are expected to arrive within the next few weeks. Work is also progressing on leveling an area on the site of the Bodden Town Civic Centre to temporarily accommodate more trailer homes.

So far 37 families in Bodden Town have applied for trailers. Of these, four families are living on the site off Gun Square and one family lives on a private site. The other applications are being processed.

As of the beginning of March, the housing committee has allocated 25 trailer homes, bumping up the number even further on Wednesday, 16 March, when 16 families received the keys to their new homes at a formal ceremony at the Fairbanks Trailer Village.

It is not too late to apply for a trailer home. Those interested should visit CIRO’s Housing Office in MacDonald Square on Fort Street where Mrs. Vargas will be on hand to help fill in the necessary forms.