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It’s called the Micah Project – a major development that’s planned by a U.S. consortium of educators, planners and an investor. But this is no regular resort or tourism project – it’s a green city – one that will be self sustainable and powered without fossil fuels. The plan is that and much more, and this week developers and planners from the Washington University at St. Louis are in Belize conducting seminars. It part of the ongoing planning for the big project – which has been underway for the past four years. And while it sounded pie in the sky-sih to us, principal developer David Levinson outlined the purpose of the seminars and the plans for this shining city in greater details.

David Levinson, Developer
“The seminars that are being held here today, tomorrow on alternative energy and on education are in support of the Micah Project, a model city for the developing world that has been four years in the planning that is to be located here in Belize. A green city with no fossil fuel burnt, a city with world class healthcare, world class education, a middle class city, a city not only for the wealthy but for the average person providing all the amenities of a superior community with swimming pools and playgrounds and tennis courts – all the kinds of things that one would expect to have in the developed world, we want to bring to the developing world.”

Jules Vasquez,
Sounds somewhat like a Utopian fantasy.

David Levinson,
“It is not Utopian in any way. It is based totally on a capitalist model designed to produce jobs for Belizeans and also major immigration from folks who would like to have a tropical paradise to live in and come around the world.”

Levinson told us that no location for the development has been selected yet – but he is down to three possible locations. Tomorrow, the group form Washington University meets with representatives of the University of Belize.