Dawn Beach + Point Blanche - Government of Sint Maarten

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Public Meeting of
Dawn Beach + Point Blanche
Welcome to the
Development Plan Sint Maarten
Development Plan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point Blanche
December 4th, 2012
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Welcome by the initiator of this meeting
Deputy Prime Minister
William V. Marlin:
Ministry of Public Housing,
Spatial Planning, Environment
and Infrastructure
On behalf of Mr. William V.
Marlin we welcome you to this
meeting to discuss the points
of departure of the area
Dawn Beach and
Point Blanche
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Dutch Quarter – Middle Region
Hillside Conservation Areas
Over the Pond – Suckergarden
Salt Pond
Greater Phillipsburg
Geneva Bay
Great Bay
2 Development Plans
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Welcome by the hosts of this meeting
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Louis Brown:
Acting Secretary General VROMI
Tatiana:
Moderator
Hans Sellink:
Dept. Head VROM
Thijs Sommers:
Project Leader
Gerard Willemsen:
Process Manager
Mariska Ruiter:
Project leader RHDHV
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Agenda
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Explanation about the Development Plan
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Topics to discuss:
o Traffic
o Tourism
o Industry
o Residential
o Nature
o Culture
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Purpose of the Development Plan
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Legal framework for possible future development
To designate and/or reserve land for desired use
To prevent undesired development
To offer legal security to residents about future development
It’s not an ‘Action Plan’; it’s a framework plan:
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Map
Regulations
Elucidation
And, we will make it in consultation with you
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Scope of the Development Plan
It is a framework plan: reserve space in terms of zoning with a
scope of 10 years
Not an action plan, a development plan does not include:
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Maintenance policies
A plan of approach for maintenance
Detailed designs of roads, public facilities etc.
Above mentioned issues are also important, but should be
addressed in other plans/ policies with a different scope
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How it is made
The plan will be drawn up in steps:
On tonight’s agenda:
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Present situation
What’s going on
What problems exist
The starting points
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The first meeting tonight
 1st public meeting: tonight
 PPT available on website asap
www.sintmaartengov.org
Sub:
• Government
• Public Housing, Spatial
Development, Environment and
Infrastructure
• Zoning / Development Plans
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Dawn Beach - pm titels
Oyster
View
overPond
the valley
Development Plan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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OysterDevelopment
Pond Plan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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Oyster
Bay, Dawn Beach
Blanche
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View over the valley
The Westin
Blanche
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OysterDevelopment
Pond Road
Plan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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GuanaDevelopment
Bay
Tamarind
HillPlan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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View
over the
valley
Tamarind
Hill
Development
Blanche
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Red Pond
/ Aquarius
Development
Blanche
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View
over
the
valley
Guana
Bay
Development
Blanche
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View over the Atlantic Ocean and Guana Key of Pelican
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Point Development
Blanche,
Prison
Blanche
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Point Development
Blanche
seen from the Humming Bird Road
Plan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point Blanche
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Humming
Bird Road
Blanche
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Point Blanche - pm titels
View
over
the
valley
PointDevelopment
Blanche
Hill
Plan Sint
Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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Devil’s
Cupper
Blanche
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Pm Vromi
CargoDevelopment
facilityPlan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
A. Cyrus Wathey
Cruise Facilities
Blanche
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CruiseDevelopment
facilityPlan Sint Maarten, Dawn Beach + Point
Blanche
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Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
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Juancho
Yrausquin Boulevard
Blanche
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Present situation
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Main topics
TRAFFIC:
Roads
TOURISM:
Tourism and Recreation
INDUSTRY:
Industry and Commercial functions
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
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TRAFFIC:
Roads
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Improve accessibility – Reduce congestion
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Traffic
Issues to discuss:
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Congestion:
congested roads towards
Dawn Beach and Point
Blanche
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Accessibility:
Large residential areas with
Welgelegen Road
only one access road
Bush Road
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Traffic
Oyster Pond Road
Large areas with only one
connection to the road
network
Roads
Melford Hazel Road
Road blocked by wall:
Queen Conch Road - Wavy
Clam Road
Guana Bay Road
Tropial Road
Juancho Yrausquin BLVD
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Oyster Pond Road
Traffic
Improve secondary road
system
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Melford Hazel Road
Issues:
1.
Reconnect and beautify
Guana Bay Road
Queen Conch / Wavy
Clam Road
2.
Improve and beautify
Melford Hazel Road
3.
Strategic new
connection Point
Tropial Road
?
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Mountaindove Road
Blanche – Vineyard ?
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Traffic
Oyster Pond Road
Starting point:
Improve road network:
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Reconnect and
beautify Queen Conch
Melford Hazel Road
/ Wavy Clam Road
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Improve and beautify
Melford Hazel Road
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Reserve space for
Guana Bay Road
strategic new
connection Point
Blanche – Vineyard
Tropial Road
(when feasable)
Mountaindove Road
Improved road
system 36
TRAFFIC:
Roads and foot / bicycle paths
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Make sure there’s enough space for tourism and
recreation
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Diversification and quality of the tourism product
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Main tourism areas
1 Oyster Pond / Dawn
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Beach
2 Red Pond Estate
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3 Great Bay Marina/
Harbor Village
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4 Green hills
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Oyster Pond, existing marina / rights
Existing marina
Oyster Bay resort:
Existing permit,
not yet fully in use
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Oyster Bay Resort
Issue:
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Discussion: further marina expansion versus carrying capacity
of Oyster Pond
Source: Website Oyster Bay Beach Resort, Sint Maarten
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Red Pond: Aquarius Resort
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Planning Permit granted:
Source: Website Aquarius Beachfront Condo Resort/Residences Spa and Casino
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2012: Aquarius Resort, what now?
Possible options:
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Accomodate original plans?
Downsize ambition, possible other functions?
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Great Bay Marina – Harbor Village
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Connecting Philipsburg and Harbor Village
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Expanding tourist area
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Great Bay Marina – Harbor Village
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Existing situation: mixed use Philipsburg - Bobby’s Marina –
Harbor Village – Port area
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Many tourists form cruise ships
Few tourist attractions, few facilities
Source picture: Development Perspective Sint Maarten Philipsburg Greater Great Bay Area, Almere
April 2003 (Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA Architecture + Urban Design)
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Footpath cruise terminal towards Philipsburg
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Existing situation: poor conditions for tourists who want to walk
from the cruise terminal to Philipsburg; no shade, lots of traffic,
unattractive
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Development Perspective Sint
Maarten Philipsburg Greater
Great Bay Area, Almere April
2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente
Almere en TKA Architecture +
Urban Design)
Possible functions
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Intensifying and enlarging public
waterfront
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Enlargement of the harbor basin, to
accomodate charter sailboats and yachts
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Boardwalk along the Bay / around the
marinas
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Maintaining Bobby’s Marina
Cafes, restaurants, bistros and pubs
Music entertainment: for instance Great
Bay Jazz festival, disco
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Tourist shops
Scuba-diving and snorkling tours and
shops, fishing charters
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Aquarium, planetarium, museum,
theatre
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Development corridor, possible lay out
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Connecting Philipsburg - Bobby’s Marina – Harbour Village –
Port area
Development Perspective Sint
Maarten Philipsburg Greater
Great Bay Area, Almere April
2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente
Almere en TKA Architecture +
Urban Design)
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Expanding tourist area
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Green hills
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Examples existing trails rural area
Green hills around Dawn Beach and Pointe Blanche
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Suggestion: Reserve space for picknick / view areas
overlooking the bays and ocean
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Main tourism areas
Starting points:
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1 Oyster Pond / Dawn Beach:
Enhance existing situation
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Red Pond Estate:
Downsize ambitions
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Great Bay Marina / Harbor Village:
Reserve space for touristic
waterfront development
(as shown before)
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Green hills:
Attention for hiking paths,
picknick and view areas
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TRAFFIC:
Roads and other infrastructure
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
Industry, Commercial and Public functions
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Reserve enough space for important economic driving
forces of Sint Maarten: Cruise and Cargo facilities
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Industry, Commercial and Public Functions
Cargo Facility (water)
Cargo Facility (land)
Offices (hill side)
Prison
Cruise Facilities
(item Tourism)
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Cargo facility
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Cargo falicity: No plans for expansion (within 10 years)
Starting Point: Maintaining present situation
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Office area Vineyard
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Discussion: Expansion office area to the north and south?
Offices not in front of Monumental Vineyard Building
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Prison
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Existing Prison in Point Blanche area remains
Plans for justice park in other plan area (Cay Hill)
Renovation
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Industry, Commercial and Public Functions
Starting point:
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Cargo Facility:
Maintain present area and functions
Vineyard area (hill side): Reserve space for offices
Prison:
Maintain present function and area
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Residential quality mix
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Housing
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Mix of spacious houses and
multi family dwellings
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Space available to increase
density in some areas, in
particular in Guana Bay
Point Blanche
Guana Bay, Hillside
and Seaside
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Present situation
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Desired future situation
Suggested starting
point:
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Increase mix with multi
family houses if
possible and when
desired
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Sub-center close to residential areas
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Small scale center in residential area
Issue:
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Few commercial and
public functions in
Guana Bay and Dawn
Beach area
Suggestion:
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Reserve space for
small scale center in
residential areas?
No small scale
center needed, (?)
Desire for small
scale center (?)
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Preservation of ponds, coastal areas and natural gutters
Preserve green scenery on Sint Maarten
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Water
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The ‘natural gutters’ are the
lowest places where rainwater
accumulates
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Some of these gutters are built
over with houses and roads
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These places have a flooding risk
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Water
Starting points:
Oyster Pond
Protect and restore
‘natural gutters’
Protect the ponds
Red Pond
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Water retention
Situation now
Principle of design for future development
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Natural gutters
Starting point:
Protect and restore the ‘natural gutters’ and reserve space for water
retention
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Landscape
Green hills are vital for nature, landscape and tourism on Sint Maarten
Green hill tops: part of Development plan Hillside Conservation Areas
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Landscape
Built up area with
possibility of
expansion for
residential and/
or commercial
purposes
Reservation for
nature, green and
small scale
recreation (hiking)
Starting point: Preserve the green areas that are not required for housing
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Sustainable maintanance of cultural heritage of Sint
Maarten
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Culture
Issues to discuss:
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Heritage elements (monuments and old trees)
Archaeology
St. Peter’s Battery
Venus House at Gibbs Bay
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Heritage elements
Source: Ministry VROMI – St Maarten Archeological Center
/ Bureau Monumenten & Archeologie Amsterdam
Starting point: Preserve monuments,
wall patterns and old trees
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Archaeology
Starting point:
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Areas with high archaeological
expectation: research should
be conducted prior to
development of the area
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What’s next?
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2nd public meeting:
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Design Development Plan
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Discussion: your input please
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Roadblocks
Oyster Bay Resort: further marina expansion versus carrying
capacity of Oyster Pond
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Office area Vineyard: expansion office area to the north and
south
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Traffic
Oyster Pond Road
Large areas with only one
connection to the road
network
Roads
Melford Hazel Road
Road blocked by wall:
Queen Conch Road - Wavy
Clam Road
Guana Bay Road
Tropial Road
Juancho Yrausquin BLVD
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Oyster Bay Resort
Issue:
o
Discussion: further marina expansion versus carrying capacity
of Oyster Pond
Source: Website Oyster Bay Beach Resort, Sint Maarten
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Oyster Pond, existing marina / rights
Existing marina
Oyster Bay resort:
Existing permit,
not yet fully in use
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2012: Aquarius Resort, what now?
Possible options:
-
Accomodate original plans?
Downsize ambition, possible other functions?
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Office area Vineyard
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Discussion: Expansion office area to the north and south?
Offices not in front of Monumental Vineyard Building
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Thank you for your attention
You are invited to give additional input via our e-mail:
[email protected]
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