I submitted the following to both addresses provided:
We are timeshare owners that wish to voice our opposition to the recently proposed legislation that would create another government agency to oversee the timeshare industry in Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. While we agree that this important business requires controls and protection of timeshare owners, we see this specific action as a costly burden to those it is supposed to protect. Many timeshare owners have reached a point in their lives that limits their financial ability to afford the current maintenance fees they are required to pay in order to keep their timeshare holdings. The increased cost that would be passed onto timeshare owners to fund such a beaurocratic authority would result in many owners to discontinue their participation in the timeshare program.
Thank you,
Thomas and Elisabeth Green
Timeshare Owners @ Belair Beach Hotel