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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: kim]
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04/13/2023 09:02 AM
04/13/2023 09:02 AM
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Posts: 82,781 Central Florida!
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Many good points in that letter! I have to say that I thought Cupecoy was a concrete jungle, even before 14 and whatever that other new one is.
Carol Hill
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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: kim]
#299658
04/13/2023 10:32 AM
04/13/2023 10:32 AM
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Posts: 14,646 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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What an awesome description of what’s going on on our once upon a time “Friendly Island” good job, Kim! Years ago, close to fifty of them, we fell in love with St. Martin/§int Maarten because of its uniqueness but sadly that’s mostly gone today and the island has become much like any other beachy location - Miami, Myrtle Beach, Jersey shore - take your pic. The cliffs at Cupecoy were gorgeous but today - not so much. The concrete fortresses just don’t cut it IMHO. The people are still warm and welcoming but the politics of the island just suck!
Protect what little is left, please!
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: kim]
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04/14/2023 06:58 AM
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Colour1
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Kim with ya all the way, BUT in regards to the golf course??? It needs a lot of help!!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: kim]
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04/14/2023 12:29 PM
04/14/2023 12:29 PM
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Posts: 4,304 Vancouver, WA
Todd
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Well written Kim, frustration that is shared by many. I very much feel for what Wendy is going through, there should at least be some legal construction hour constraints beyond what is reasonable to your neighbors to be good neighbors.
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: MamaB]
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04/14/2023 03:48 PM
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Posts: 18,575 St Maarten
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Perhaps the paper should be inundated with letters who do not return due to the mismanagement here.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Letter to the Editor
[Re: BillandElaine]
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04/14/2023 04:50 PM
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Todd
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Tough argument, the "nobody goes there anymore because it is too crowded" statement by Yogi Berra comes to mind. Most if no all the places they are building are going to sell, the rental market and hotel markets seem to be doing well. Add to that real estate prices have not dropped, and I for one can state I still expect to be going there for many years.
I wish they would work on the infrastructure to support what is there and what they plan to build, the road through the golf course is a perfect example as well as parking for Mullet as Kim stated. Past that where do you draw the line or where should have they drawn the line for development? There are many points in time I am sure people argued about allowing the developments that have happened from the Original Mullet Bay Resort to the Cruise Ship terminal to the other large resorts and condo buildings. People want more and there is a demand for more, but want what it used to be, impossible.
I then just sit here dreaming of my next trip to SXM in 219 days. Back to work!
I prefer the Isle seat
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