Former Belmopan City Administrator Addresses Land Allegations

The former City Administrator for the Belmopan City Council, Sherlene Julien, has publicly addressed allegations concerning her acquisition of land in the Innovabel Land Distribution program. Julien stated, “I am compelled to respond to the recent allegations made against me concerning land I lawfully received as part of my employment contract during my tenure as City Administrator of the Belmopan.”

Julien denied the accusations. She called a leaked Belmopan City Council document that revealed individuals who purchased land in the Innovabel Estate at below-market prices as “intentionally distorted” and “riddled with errors.” 

According to Julien, she has never operated a company named “Almeya Consulting Limited.” She explained that she received four parcels of land totalling 0.608 acres as part of a legally negotiated contract, “not 8 parcels as was falsely publicised,” she said.

In her statement, Julien states that the land she received was part of her employment contract as city administrator. She clarifies that the value of these parcels was used to offset payments owed to her for her nearly three years of service to a financially struggling city council. This means that instead of receiving a cash payment for her work, she was granted land that represented the value of her compensation.