Legislators are expected to debate two Acts key to the airport development plans on February 3 — the first day of Parliament after protesters against the project blocked the House of Assembly on December 2.

Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, confirmed yesterday that the Airport Authority Act and the Airport Redevelopment Concession Act would go up for debate when Parliament resumes in 2017.

“We will continue to reach out to the Bermudian public and further inform them of the specifics of this project,” Mr Richards told The Royal Gazette.

“Many people still feel that they don’t have enough information.

“The truth is there has been an information overload, and people are having trouble combing through all the data. We are going to assist them in that regard.”

Mr Richards was speaking in the wake of a rebuttal to the latest critique of the proposal, issued on December 19 by commentator Larry Burchall with chartered accountant Craig Mayor.

“Their commentary and analysis is reverse engineered to lead to a predetermined conclusion,” said Mr Richards, saying the report was “replete with errors and presents a flawed analysis of the project”.

The two had issued a summary on December 15 of an 11-page document sent to all MPs, along with the Auditor-General and the Acting Governor, ahead of December 2.

Mr Richards said he had responded personally to their concerns and offered to provide further information, adding: “They have chosen, instead, to make public pronouncements on the project that totally ignore information already provided to them by the Government.”

A 27-page response has been posted on the government portal, the minister said, rebutting each point raised.

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