San Fer­nan­do May­or Robert Par­ris has wel­comed the Gov­ern­ment’s plan to con­struct a wa­ter­front ho­tel, con­fer­ence cen­tre, and ocean­front res­i­dences in San Fer­nan­do.

Speak­ing to re­porters yes­ter­day, Par­ris said he sup­ports any ini­tia­tive to re­vi­talise the city. The San Fer­nan­do City Cor­po­ra­tion (SFCC) has iden­ti­fied tourism, cul­ture, arts, sports, and ed­u­ca­tion as key sec­tors for de­vel­op­ment. He de­scribed the plan as the be­gin­ning of the city’s di­ver­si­fi­ca­tion strat­e­gy and not­ed strong in­ter­est from the busi­ness sec­tor.

As part of the Re­vi­tal­i­sa­tion Blue­print launched by Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar at the Diplo­mat­ic Cen­tre last Thurs­day, the Gov­ern­ment pro­pos­es to trans­form San Fer­nan­do’s wa­ter­front. The plan en­vi­sions a vi­brant coastal city through projects such as Plaza San Car­los, a new wa­ter­front ho­tel and con­ven­tion cen­tre, Health City South, and mod­ern res­i­den­tial and trans­port hubs.