USVI-On-Line

There's a brief article in the AA mag:

http://americanwaymag.com/tabid/2855/ta ... fault.aspx

We stayed at Maho the first couple of times we went to STJ in the 80s. We've since stayed at other places on the island but Maho has a special place in our hearts and we make a point of always stopping by, sometimes for breakfast. We stayed there again a few years ago when it became pretty clear that it wouldn't continue beyond the current lease. And I really hope we get there one last time before they roll up the tents to express our gratitude and to refresh memories.

I'm still hoping that the property will somehow be saved from development.

Just curious, who owns the land? An islander?

This explains the situation a bit:

http://maho.org/InTheNews.cfm?id=178

We've stayed at Maho, too, and the thought of all of that land being bought and developed makes me sad. It's one of the few really affordable places to stay for people who want to visit St. John, and I also appreciate the eco-friendly aspects of Maho and Concordia. I dream of winning the Powerball someday (jackpot is up to $158 million!), buying that land, and asking Stanley Selegut to keep it exactly the way it is now. But somehow I think the chances of that happening are mighty slim...

I asked because of a post on the 2 Gringos site got me thinking about islanders (or someone who has more than one generation of family residency) and selling land. The blogger had a thought provoking post a while back about paradise, valuable real estate, property rights, and development.

But this is a different situation as the owners’ don’t live on the island. Informative link, thanks.

Since you mentioned thought-provoking pieces, here's a short one:

http://seestjohn.com/culture_food_for_thought.html


Theovald Moorhead (the Mooie of Mooie's and a senator here) anticipated what was coming and took steps to try to get control of it.

With the current asking price of 32m for just over 13 acres and the fact that ever getting any kind of permit to build anything on that land will be next to impossible. I'm not too worried about the fate of this parcel. more than likely the nation park will end up owning this land. Friends of the national park are already trying to raise funds to buy it.