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Soooo,,,, About this rope thing
Just kidding
I haven't heard so much nonsense with regards to a speed bump EVER!!!
Oh--Pedro2--maybe you should haul your ass before the shit hits the fan. And take Pedro1 with you.

You seem to have strong views about something-or-other....?

26444 views and some interesting debate, I would venture to say that this thread has made some significant impact in it's own way.

There are obviously hard feelings about Reef Village on many fronts. Tourists and locals alike can a have a significant say in fronting Reef Village as an admitted mistake. If everyone can agree on that then maybe the bickering can stop and some action can be taken.

We've seen in the last few years that a strong movement can effect change on the island. If only a percentage of those 26444 views contacted the BTB, the SPBA, the ACCC, the area Rep, the Mayor, the CEO of Tourism and the PM someone would likely take notice. Only then will there be a chance that the mistakes of the past (even those well intended) will not be repeated.

Ya'll need to get out of town and see how big this island is, Reef Village and South Beach are not going to destroy the ecological balance of the island. They are not even that big, wait until bigger comes in. This island is over 20 miles long and most of it is wetlands. I see enough room for development's, like Jeff's, regardless of how some folks may think it looks. It's a matter of taste. There is plenty of mangrove left on Ambergris and Belize.

Not being a developer, real-estate salesman or time-share salesman, I guess I look at things differently. Let's see: inadequate roads, too much traffic, too many vehicles, too much crime, too many grocery stores, too many hardware stores (for those who don't know, the latest proposal is to have a moratorium on those) too much garbage, too much sewage, inadequate water and electrical supply for the current population. Seems like the infrastructure can't handle the people there now. So lets build more condos and more hotels and sell more time-shares to attract more people to the island?

I guess a moratorium on development until the people living there now can figure out a way to provide and pay for the current needed infrastructure is too radical of an idea.

Development and tourism are great when combined with investment in the infrastructure to support it. Without it, well, I guess you end up with the problems of Ambergris Caye.

Just with I think I have Sir Isaac Newton figured out, he goes and says that...

I say raise prices and taxes to slow the influx! Who's with me? Cause we gotta make money somehow, not all of us live on easy street (and have to work, even sell a timeshare or two in our lives).

AGREED!!

What about the San Pedranos who are havng a hard time making ends meet? They need to stay to work for you guys. Should they get shipped over from BC daily where they would be able to afford the rents? Or will you take their jobs? San Pedro does not need crappy development. We could do very well with nice, well thought out development. And, then instead of making a lot of money (by Belize standards) fast by destroying the ecosystem, we could all make a bit of money, live a nice life style, help support green development and save the environment for the children of our hosts. OH MY LORD, what a concept!!!!!!!

I flew over the South Beach ex-mangrove area twice today and saw heavy machinery hard at work. Can't be sure what they were doing, but they were at the edge of the cleared area. I guess that's happening regardless what people think or say.