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Mapp Plans Modernization Of Senior Citizen Facilities Territory-Wide; First $32 Million For Road Construction Part Of $243 Million Release

Governor Kenneth Mapp wants to modernize the senior citizen facilities in the territory, outfitting the complexes with all the amenities that such 21st century homes boast. That's according to the governor himself, who revealed his intentions during a Wednesday press conference at Government House on St. Croix, where he thanked cabinet members for their role in securing the $243 million Housing and Urban Development funding, which had been set aside for the territory but saw official approval for release on Tuesday. Mr. Mapp gave no timeline, however. On St. Thomas, the plan is to shutter the Queen Louise Home for the Aged, purchase the Sea View Nursing Home and modernize it. On St. Croix, Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged would be completely redone as well. Both facilities would include long-term living, assisted living and independent living units, Mr. Mapp said, the latter housing seniors who can take care of themselves. That governor, calling the plans his "pet project," said th...