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Rebuilding Taufua Beach
Fales |
Thank you we have come this far after
swimming together with all that existed at Lalomanu Beach on the day
of the Tsunami (29/09/09) .
We are pleased to announce that the works on the re-building of Taufua
Beach Fales are underway.
There are two sites in which the work is being carried out.
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Beach Site |
There are two major works to be undertaken. |
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Photo taken from what was Taufua B&B (Sigalu & Anita)
Romeo beach fales is behind the photographer |
First is the sand reclamation on the beach. This work
started on 19 Nov and may take more than a week. The sand reclamation
will cover also the beach areas where the “overflow” fales were. This
includes Sieni , Taufua B&B, and Romeo Beach Fale.
Temporary beach fales for day visitors will be erected. Along with the
fales is a takeaway shop & bar. An ablution block will also be built.
The permanent beach fales will be built next year when the second
major work on the beach site is completed. |
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| Second is the
construction of the retaining wall at the foot of the mountain
along with the landscaping of where the family dwellings used to
be.
The retaining wall and
landscaping will be done in stages to cover the land areas
occupied by Taufua Beach, Sieni, Taufua B&B and Romeo beach fales.
The site plan for the
retaining wall and the proposed village like design of the beach
fales will be published on the website as soon as it comes to
hand. |
The retaining wall will be
about where the fence for the pigs is |
Please check these URLs:
http://www.taufuabeachfales.ws;
http://www.samoabeachfales.com and
http://www.agamoana.ws
to keep in touch with the progress of the work
being undertaken. |
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Mountain Site |
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| Many of those who were guests at Taufua Beach Fale in July and
September 09 had visited the mountain site where the Emergency House
is being constructed. That house is almost complete and will be the
family home and emergency house.
Between the family home and the edge of the cliff will be the double
units. Building material for 6 units has been procured and the work on
the foundations and slabs for 2 units will begin on 24th Nov 09.
The building of units will be in 2 stages. First is the construction
of 6 units, the Restaurant and the Bar. This will be followed by the
swimming pool and 6 more units.
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At dusk volunteers Johnny & Johnny
nailing on flashings on the Emergency House |
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The units or accommodation on the mountain is an extension of Taufua
Beach Fale and will be called Taufua Mountain View. Please go to
http://www.agamoana.ws to keep abreast with the construction work on
the mountain site.
The opening of Taufua Mountain View is being proposed for end of Feb
2010. |
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Site Plan for Mountain View Units |