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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
[Re: DavidinChelseaMA]
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Aren't we always THE forum to go to?? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> There should be several people on island while it's going on, so hopefully we should be fairly up to date with what's going on.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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IF the date of June 15 for the beginning is correct, it won't affect your trip at all. But regardless, should not affect Club O beach at all, except that it will probably be busier, once the construction actually starts, from people who would normally rent chairs in the affected section. And parking at the office may be really crowded also.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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Wendell--I am pretty sure you are incorrect. This project, according to what has been in the paper, is being done by the Collectivite'.
Which does raise the question as to how there could not be government approval for a project being done by the government.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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I do know the collective built the 2 buildings for the vendors behind the restaurants that burned.
And I do know that the government leased the 2 land parcels on a long term lease. But things change. Bikini was an example of this land lease and sublease as there was a question of who to send the rent to. Maybe the land lease wasn't so long. SXM??? Wendell
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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Bikini is further down the beach and isn't involved in this situation.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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Carol_Hill said: Wendell--I am pretty sure you are incorrect. This project, according to what has been in the paper, is being done by the Collectivite'.
Which does raise the question as to how there could not be government approval for a project being done by the government. The French government is notorious for its infighting. A project undertaken by one part of the government will still need approval from others and that can take time and, quite often, exchanges of political capital. Would not surprise me at all if that were the case. Happens in the USA too. There are road construction and project delays because of the EPA and other government agencies. All conjecture, but were I a betting man, this is the horse I'd put my money on.
There's a small fortune to be made in racing; just start with a large one.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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SXM_Bound said: We'll be there June 3rd to 15th. I'm assuming it shouldn't cause any problems for club orient beach. We just won't be able to walk down for lunch. However, if it's delayed maybe we will!!!!! It's June 2 to 13th for us. I'm just concerned about how well stocked, staffed and maintained these places will be knowing an involuntary wrecking ball is on the way. It seems logical that the overall spirit and incentive to excel may be understandably diminished, as evidenced already in another post by Cheryl's (of Andy & Cheryl's Beach Bar) apparent disgust.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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You are very correct there, as it will be very difficult for them to keep well stocked close to the end, considering they will have to either throw away or sell or give away all the food.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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Carol_Hill said: Aren't we always THE forum to go to?? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> There should be several people on island while it's going on, so hopefully we should be fairly up to date with what's going on. Sounds like the whole thing is certainly still up in the air. Time will tell. Very curious to see what transpires over the next two months or so. If they don't start til early 2016, that would be good, since we'll be there in October this year, and if we go again next year in 2016, hopefully they would be all finished. And yes, this is THE forum !!!
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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That would be a major FUBAR if they don't start until high season next year. I 'assume' they will get started with the project fairly timely. As far as finishing, who knows??
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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We will be there from June 6-20 and will update the situation. You'll probably hear me cussing all the way from Orient. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> I, too, was thinking of Nathalie and all the hard work they recently put into getting Aloha back on its feet. They've done a great job and I feel so bad for them if it's all for naught.
Robin & Ed
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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Actually, I think the purpose of keeping the buildings further back off the beach is more to a) protect them better from storms and b) to have less erosion of the sand. As far as more chairs, not at all sure they need MORE chairs. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Crazy.gif" alt="" /> In fact, I would hope that part of this reorganization would provide a stricter limit on the number of chairs.
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Re: When construction begins (in June?) @ Orient Beach
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What will happen with prices in general there, no one knows at this point.
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