Call For Public Testimony On St. John Development Proposal

ST. JOHN, USVI— The next Department of Planning and Natural Resources St. John Coast Zone Management Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 19 at 4:00 pm. The meeting will be held via Zoom and the public is invited to join. The agenda is as follows:

Decision Meeting (Public testimony will not be heard):
Underwater Memorial, LLC (Major CZM Application No. CZJ-01-21(W)) requests permission to create an underwater memorial park where people can have their ashes incorporated into small structures which will serve as hard substrate for coral colonization and as attachment points for coral propagation. The proposed project the park boundary would be approximately 250’ off Congo Cay and 250’ off Lovango, St. John.

Public Hearing (Public testimony will be heard):
Seagrape Equities, LLC dba Johnny Lime, LLC (Major CZM Application No. CZJ-03-21(L)) proposes to construct a new mixed-use two-story building and to leave the existing three-story building on the lot unchanged. There will be additional utilities and driveway added to accommodate the entire development. The proposed development will be located on Plot No. 8-1 Estate Emmaus, No. 2 Coral Bay Quarter, St. John, US Virgin Islands.

The application documents are available for public review on the DPNR-CZM Website.

To join the meeting:
URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88203097936?pwd=aDdXREZOSTdEdDlMNVRYN002MllPdz09
Meeting ID: 882 0309 7936
Password: 420027

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