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Anyone who has been on this baord for a while might know that my most favorite beach on STT is a little heavenly piece of sand called "Platform". A few years ago, a Local took me there and introduced me to this special place. It required a brief hike in and out....and was usually empty or maybe had one other couple of family on it.
About a year ago, someone started to clear the land above the beach and we assumed a house would go up. Rumors were that the land alone was purchased for something in the area of $800k. I worried about access issues, but never about the beach iteself.
Two days ago, the same person who introduced me to the beach sent me the photos below. Apparently, the house is being built pretty much right ON the beach. I don't know much about construction, so maybe I misunderstand what I am seeing. But, apparently, the locals in the area are also pretty upset about how this is shaping up.
See for yourself....if you stand on Magens Bay and look left and out past the midway point of the peninsula, you'll see this nightmare.
Here's an old photo I had of the beach...
The construction site - see the beach just below.
These rocks are sitting in the sand - you can see the sand on the left side.
I wish i had a better photo of the beach itself because the beach is really small. There might be, at a given time, 10 feet between where these boards are and where the water is.
I have been on the beach when the water is all the way up to these rocks(shown below). I guess people can do anything they want if they can afford it...but I wonder if they realize that people will come to this beach to use it (it can be accessed via water or along sandy areas from other sand pockets nerby). I wouldn't want my house to be build that close to a public beach....unless they somehow bought the beach, too.
Hi Blu
I am just surprised that a coastal zone permit was actually approved for this construction. As you mentioned, if you have money and lots of it, you can basically do as you please.
That's truly a sin!
PS- Loved your trip report :O)
Amazing what people can do with alot of money. One good storm and that home is gone.
A little global warming, a good storm..... and Blu will have her beach back!
Apparently the residents believe there is a code violation (structures cannot be less than 50 ft from water line) and they have filed a formal complaint - with plans to esclate to the Army Corp of Engineers if the matter is not properly addressed.
There's another lot for sale just above Little Magens Bay, which is a larger pocket of sand. Problem is, it is also the "gay nude beach". Can you imagine buying it and not knowing that the beach is often visited by gay naturalists? Nothing against gay naturalists, but i don't want to look at them all day from my verandah...I don't want to look at straight naturalists either, for that matter.
Problem is that, the coming big storm, will wash all of that exposed crud, and soil right into that beautiful water.
What a spoiler. Bet the people won't even live there but two weeks of every year.
Wow!!! That is close!
It's going to be such an eye sore.
Aww that water. How I miss it!
It is beautiful! (the water, not the eye sore ;))
I'm sorry that the construction of my new villa is upsetting some folks - just wait until you see the landing pad for my helicopter that streatches out into the water
nothin but luv
steve
ha! 😀
Haha Steve. However, the new owner's name is Ralph!!
Thanx Blu - now you've blown my cover -- Ralph was my Virgin Island alias -- now everybody knows who I am and will be bothering me for free helicopter rides
Oh well C-ya
Ralph I mean Steve
Ralph/Steve,
Are you planning to become road-kill anytime soon???
Guess I'll have to go take a look for myself but it seems to me that the house structure itself actually sits quite high and away from the shoreline and the structure close to the beach/rocks is a temporary retaining structure designed to contain the soil while the house is being built. Just a thought! Cheers!
I can see this from my balcony...omg what an eye sore!!!
Hope they get something right before any weather arrives!!!
Hi Blue,
Having being a licensed builder in STT the structure being formed in the picture closest to the beach is probably the septic tank. I had thought all tier 1 construction(all of Peterborg) on STT required an small treatment system, not a septic, but rules change.
David
Hi David!! Good to hear from you and thanks for the feedback on what might be going on out on Peterborg with this one. How is Villa Fairwinds these days? can't wait to find an available date that works with my calendar so we can get back there. We miss the pool!!! And, I want to stay in the MBR this time 🙂
Hope you are well.
Hi again,
Hope you do come back and see the improvements since you were here like the new Living room furniture, new mesh lounges by the pool, new floats for the pool, new aluminum chairs for the outside decks, refrigerator, DVD, and a bunch more.
