Psst, it's not just the security fence that got approved in record time...it was also the Premier's planning approval for Winterhaven, his private hospital, er, I mean 'research facility', as reported by the Mid Ocean News, two months ago:
The Mid-Ocean News can reveal that, just days before announcing the shock closure, Dr. Brown submitted a proposal to the Planning Department to convert Winterhaven, an historic building on South Shore, from a residential property into a healthcare facility. Dr. Brown's company, Bermuda Healthcare, currently operates another clinic in Paget.The plan was resubmitted in December after Planning officials expressed "concerns as to how the building will be perceived and ultimately how it will be compatible with the nature and character of the surrounding area".
It was subsequently approved by the Development Applications Board on December 20, just days after being resubmitted. Typically, applications take nearly four months to be processed by the DAB.
Got that.
15.3 weeks for you and me.
A few weeks for Dr. Brown, whether it's a private business venture (which has a direct conflict with the healthcare policy he is implementing) or a supposedly critically important security fence.
Posted by Christian S. Dunleavy