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| Posted On: | 10-May-2006 |
| From: | [alarkin....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Construction Destruction of West Bay |
Thank you for your prompt action in protecting this wonderful natural resource. Who is the developer? A Larkin ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne Baggett [mailto:zzzannna....com] Sent: 5/9/2006 2:19:25 PM To: roatan....com Subject: [roatan] Construction Destruction of West Bay > > > > Late Afternoon Thursday May 4th 2006 a large dredging barge was > pulled into West Bay at the pier of "Costa Tesoro inbetween Fosters > and Bite on the Beach. This Eye Sorer drew the attention of many > residents and visitors. All wondering why this heavy duty dredging > equipment would be docked at a pier in West Bay in the Marine > Reserve where the reef and the waters whould be protected. > > After some investigation it was determined that this equipment was > docked in West Bay to dredge the surrounding area around the > existing dock to assist in the construction of a 11 slip commercial > Marina. This proposed Marina would accomidate boats from 45 to 65 > feet in length. Each of these boat slips at the Marina has a > starting price of $75,000. The effects of dredging in the area > could effect the natural shoreline of West Bay not to mention the > effects to the reef and sea life that lives in the sea grasses > around the existing dock. It is the opinion of most in this area > that a Marinas place should be located in a safe protected harbour > and most definetly not in a Marine Park. And any Marina should have > a specific plan to make sure any waste products are contained and > not allowed to harm to waters of the caribbean. > > An emergency meeting was call by the Municiple Corporacion Friday > night to review this Realator/developers permits. It was noted that > a permit was issued in Sept 05 to allow some repairs to the existing > dock but that permit was only valid 90 days and expired in December > of 05. There is no permit to allow anything to occur to the dock at > this time. > > Numerous local and National Authorities and respected public figures > requested that all persons who had an interest in the preservation > of West Bay and the reef system of Roatan share their opnion that > West Bay is not the place for a Marina nor should any dredging or > blasting occur. A meeting was called for all interested parties here > in Roatan to meet in front of the proposed constructio/destruction > site at 8am Saturday morning. Several concerned citizens started > calling all of their friend and business associates to attend this > meeting Saturday at 8am as the dredging was to occur at 9am. At > this meeting 40-50 people arrived to voice their opnion. Several > debates occured between this developer and others who live in > Roatan. Several influencial people of the island arrived including > 3 tv news crews, Honduras this week, The Voice, and the local radio > station representative Roatan Bruce. It was evident in these > debates that the only people who wanted this Marina were the people > that would financially gain from this project. > > The Mayor Dale Jackson asked for signatures of people living on the > island that were against this project so that if future requests for > a permit of this type there would be evidence that this is not the > type of structure the people of Roatan would like to see in West Bay > Waters. 4 concerned residents of the island walked West Bay and > West End collecting signatures and it is estimated there are about > 300. There are petitions left in West End at Sundowner, Paridise > Computers, Purple Turtle and Sueno Del Mar. In West Bay there are > petitions at Bite on the Beach Restaurant and you can also contact > me through the front desk of the Mayan Princess. > > At this point there is no permit to do any type of dredging or > construction to this area in West Bay but the dredging equipment > still sits in West Bay as of yesterday. > > I would like to thank everyone who helped to stop the building of a > Marina in West Bay and I look forward to everyones continued > support. Please support your local MArine Park > > Suzanne Baggett > West Bay Roatan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Adventures on Roatan: An exciting tour of the island on DVD > http://www.roatanvideo.com > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > > Roatan bay island > > > Bay islands > > > Honduras hotel > > > > > Travel to honduras > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "roatan" on the web. > roatan- > the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. /97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/maOolB/TM --~-> Adventures on Roatan: An exciting tour of the island on DVD http://www.roatanvideo.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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