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Does this solve, once and for all, the Maho problem?
Does this solve, once and for all, the Maho problem?
According to the article linked below, 58 acres of Maho have been bought by the NPS from the Trust for Public Land.
It sounds like the bay may now be free forever from the spectre of development, but I may be over optimistic in that regard (hope not!).
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/20 ... -acres9815
It sounds like the bay may now be free forever from the spectre of development, but I may be over optimistic in that regard (hope not!).
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/20 ... -acres9815
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This is a portion of the huge Maho watershed and beachfront acreage that TPL acquired from various members of the Marsh family. The Park can only afford to pay TPL for a portion at a time as budgets allow. There are several parcels that were kept back from the sale to TPL, some are now on the market.
The campground land at Lille Maho is not the Marsh family, it's people who have no other connection to St John than owning that land.
Additionally, the land at the far west end of big Maho Beach, where the switchback comes down by the shore, belonging to the Penn family of Tortola and St John, has apparently just been sold to someone who will build a large house there.
The campground land at Lille Maho is not the Marsh family, it's people who have no other connection to St John than owning that land.
Additionally, the land at the far west end of big Maho Beach, where the switchback comes down by the shore, belonging to the Penn family of Tortola and St John, has apparently just been sold to someone who will build a large house there.
On my short list too.
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Actually, that is second on my list....first on the list is to call in rich where I work.StLytho wrote:Augie just brought up something that's been a question in my mind for some time. How many forumites buy lottery tickets with the first dream expenditure of paying for Maho Camp and freeing it up for the world?
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hugo wrote:This is a portion of the huge Maho watershed and beachfront acreage that TPL acquired from various members of the Marsh family. The Park can only afford to pay TPL for a portion at a time as budgets allow. There are several parcels that were kept back from the sale to TPL, some are now on the market.
The campground land at Lille Maho is not the Marsh family, it's people who have no other connection to St John than owning that land.
Looking at the map, I'm trying to determine what sections of big Maho Beach are still at risk and and potentially for sale. Is the section immediately to the west of where the North Shore road takes a sharp 90 degree turn at risk?
Is that this parcel Islandia still shows for sale?hugo wrote:Additionally, the land at the far west end of big Maho Beach, where the switchback comes down by the shore, belonging to the Penn family of Tortola and St John, has apparently just been sold to someone who will build a large house there.
http://www.islandiarealestate.com/Detai ... &type=land
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