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Virgin Islands Daily News: Plaskett’s Bill Delays Reopening Of Caneel Bay Resort

The disclosure by Caneel Bay Resort’s Director of Communications Patrick Kidd that the resort would no longer accept guests in order to focus its attention on securing a 60-year, no-bid extension of its lease (a “retained use estate”) is troubling but not surprising.

Questions And Answers On The Future Of Caneel Bay Resort At Virgin Islands National Park

What is the future of the hurricane-ravaged Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park? The Virgin Islands Daily News recently asked numerous questions around that issue and got some answers, and some deflections, from CBI Acquisitions, which holds the lease to the property.

Some 50 Vessels Sunk By Hurricanes Irma And Maria To Be Hauled Off For Salvage

Whether they couldn't afford to refloat their boats, decided instead to seek insurance payments, or simply walked away, the owners of about 50 vessels that sank or ran aground at Hurricane Hole, Leinster Bay, Mary Creek and Hassel Island at Virgin Islands National Park during last September's hurricanes are going to be bystanders as the boats are hauled off for salvage beginning August 7.

Questions Remain Unanswered Over Caneel Bay Resort At Virgin Islands National Park

U.S. Rep. Stacey Plaskett has written her constituents to defend her support of extending the lease of Virgin Islands National Park's Caneel Bay Resort for 60 years, long after Laurance S. Rockefeller had intended for it to be turned over to the National Park Service, but questions into why a concessions lease hasn't been hashed out the past eight years remain unanswered. Park Service personnel spent years trying to reach agreement, according to the agency's former concessions chief.

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