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Have we ever considered that people, like the mayor, who live here do not want this to stay a sleepy little fishig village?

They certainy are caught on the horns of a delimea - grow (=better, bigger, nicer) or cater to the tourists?

Now that everyone has TV's, cell phones and some have real automobiles, why do we not understand that they see and hear things that make them want more. Then if the tourists don't come what do they do? I'm just thinking out loud so don't bash me.

I don't know how to find a middle of the road (pun appropriate) solution and do find that the families that live here and have run this island for a long time do not want to hear from me and most of you.

"The San Pedro Sun is organizing a BEAT THE CLOCK campaign. We will arrange a "permit to gather" from the San Pedro police and are scheduling a demonstration at the clock site at noon on Monday, Oct. 31. Please bring posters, banners and whatever else it takes to get the point across that there are a dozen reasons WHY the community of San Pedro is against this town "improvement.""

BINGO CHAMPION!! The last thing on my earlier mental list!

Category - Maintenance & Durability

#1 - Affect of local ambient environment on operational reliability

#2 - Budget and funding source to maintain (those "organic" screens ain't cheap)

So I just got back from town... walked by this wonderful new project.

For those of you needlessly worried that this thing is being put in the middle of the street, fear not... it's... wait... uh, no, actually your fears are well founded, it is in the MIDDLE of the F'in street.

Note to Town Board: traffic circles and roundabouts are usually things planned in ADVANCE of building a street, not after the fact.

What on earth are you thinking??? From the sketch above, it reads the plan is to put a 7 foot by 7 foot obstacle in the middle of what, a 20' wide street? 25' wide perhaps?

I can see this being a prime target, if completed, for some pretty amusing pranks...

this Clock Tower is worse than the old Toyota van on the beach a few years ago

the time on the clock should be 4:20....because someone was sure stoned when they thought to put a big ugly clock tower in the middle of the road....

Ms H, I'll not bash, because I understand what your saying I'll simply comment and raise a few questions as well.

If this is still a sleepy little fishing village I'll be hornswoggled. I get the desire to progress, but that progression at what cost? Why can it not be done with cultural character and progress both in mind?

There are locals involved at the community level who see the same things about this project that those here do. We're talking about the ill considered actions of what seems to be only two people impressing their will, tastes, and views on the community. How is that right?

You are right though, if the guests to this island begin to perceive that Isla Bonita is turning into Isla Uglita the place will return to being a sleepy little fishing village although how much fish would be available for a sustenance culture would remain to be seen as well...

See you Monday at noon.

put a rocket on it & shoot it into space & then it will become a new form of space junk

It caught us all because of the vision of QUAINT - example

This sleepy town in central Washington State. They should capitalize on what it is and move forward in that manner.

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