The government may want the money but more than that, they want the votes. There are many like minded people here, and the number is growing, who are well aware that the risk of allowing this huge project to go forward is that it will ruin the island and destroy its physical and economic environment. The stakes could not be greater. People from all parts of the San Pedro community are coming together to works to stop South Beach. There are members of this group from all walks of life ranging from environmentalists to developers to merchants to retired people to politicians.