Pinsao lot eyed for slaughterhouse relocation

AN 85,000 square meters city lot owned property in barangay Pinsao is being eyed as a relocation site of the new slaughterhouse.

The City Veterinary Office said the area is suitable to host the city’s abattoir in a 1hectare portion of the property in the future and will help decongest the already overcrowded site of the city abattoir in barangay Sto. Nino.

According to a report, City Planning and Development Officer Engr. Evelyn Cayat disclosed the city-owned property was previously identified by the City Land Needs Identification Committee for public needs to accommodate any expansion projects of the city government.

However, she said the city government will have to perfect the titling of the property before it can prepare the comprehensive master development plan for the site that will include the relocation site for the city’s existing abattoir in barangay Sto. Nino-Slaughterhouse Compound.

The proposed relocation site of the city’s abattoir is around 800 meters away from the Tacay-Longlong road with a bypass road currently being constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways–Baguio city District Engineering Office.

The city’s abattoir is currently situated within the property of the Department of Health (DOH) administered by the city government was designated but has reportedly been invaded by informal settlers.

Aside from relocating the city’s abattoir in the city-owned property in Pinsao, the city government also seeks to expand the coverage of the same to accommodate more corrals to meet the needs of increasing requirements for meat among the city’s population.

The city government is also eyeing the Pinsao property as an alternative site for the proposed waste-to-energy project if the area ceded to the city by the agriculture department within the Baguio Dairy Farm will not be enough to host the facilities of the renewable energy plant that will be established to convert the city’s generated waste to renewable energy.

Cayat disclosed the terms of reference for the survey of the property was already submitted to the city chief executive for approval for bidding towards titling of the property in

the name of the city.

The city government, added Cayat needs to perfect its ownership over the property, although it was already previously identified for city needs, to allow the utilization of public funds for the development of the area to accommodate the city’s expansion projects.

Development of the city’s abattoir has been stalled over the past several years due to the absence of a suitable property that can accommodate the expansion plans of the said facility towards helping decongest the central business district area and increase the economic activities in other parts of the city.