I understand development takes place all over, good & bad and we all have to live with it. But Grande Bay has devastated all the surrounding neighbors and their properties for their own personal gain; 1. the property to the east was encroached upon, 2. the property to the south east lost their s...

It's too late now, but the zoning code does stipulate that all plans must be approved by zoning first before any building permits are issued. This applies to all building permits. This step was omitted in the approval process for Grand Bay. PS: The former commissioner is in a gated community (jail) ...

Rumor has it the owners are considering a name change from Grand Bay Resort to something else. I wonder if the new name will contain the word concrete? Cruz Bay's Concrete Complex or CBCC for short. I think the word Resort should be left off since the complex does not resemble a resort. I know that ...

Don't think Pond Bay will have the same problem. Just look at the tone of the construction project. They are building duplexes or quads, just like Rockefeller and his beloved Caneel Bay. Rockefeller could have built something similar like Grand Bay or Sirenusa, but didn't. The Pond Bay developer is ...

Maybe when these developers said they would employ local people, they meant lawyers and mediators.

The following article appeared in the Sarasota Herald Tribune last week on David Band, the developer of Grand Bay. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090327/article/903271020 Also, you should look at the USVI statutes, title 29, chapter 3, zoning, section 234. All building plans MUST be approved...