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The remaining 538 houses will be built along the strip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said a transfer site, with services, will be developed on the open land towards Rosedale, so as to accommodate Stofwolk residents while the site is being pegged and internal services are being installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe expect the installation of internal services to start this year, as the East Cape Department of Human Settlements has budgeted for the project in the 2019\/2020 financial year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will be meeting with the Department biweekly, including a joint site visit next week, so that any potential hold-ups are identified and dealt with swiftly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHankey residents have been waiting for this project to get off the ground for many years and we do not want there to be any further delays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the provisional beneficiary list could be viewed at the Ward Councillor\u2019s Office and the Vusumzi Landu Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would like to caution residents that this is not the final list. 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