The House of Assembly heard that the Minister of Housing will meet with both the Bermuda Homes for People lottery winners and residents of Perimeter Lane this week.

Government backbencher Glenn Blakeney made the statement during his two-hour speech in the House of Assembly on Friday.

The comments were made during a take note motion about the Government?s ?seven successive years of economic growth? and policy objectives such as affordable housing and youth development.

Mr. Blakeney did not state what would be addressed in either of the meetings and a request for information from the Government was unsuccessful. It is believed that the last meeting the Minister, Sen. David Burch, had with the Bermuda Homes for People group was in December.

Ninety-eight people won the right to purchase homes in St. David?s for $199,000 in June of last year. The project was called the Harbourside Village and organised by the now defunct group Bermuda Homes for People.

The BHP collapsed in September because of financial problems as well as other issues. In December, Sen. Burch told the winners to continue saving because the housing project would still go ahead.

Mr. Blakeney also announced that Sen. Burch will have a meeting this week with residents of Perimeter Lane who are concerned about plans to build a large new development on their road. The Government Department of Communications did not respond to a request for information about this meeting either.

The residents have been vocal about their displeasure with the number of homes being proposed. Opposition Sen. Kim Swan also spoke out against the plan to have 38 units added to the area.

He said that the residents wanted the plans scaled back and that they had concerns about traffic and noise.

Despite their protests and complaints, Sen. Burch said in March the Government would begin building the units in June and that it would cost approximately $15.6 million.

During the 13-hour take note motion at the House of Assembly, which spanned several topics and ministries, Opposition members commented that there was something wrong with the Government if they were calling two meetings in one week a success.