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This is the third of four stories on developments around the Caneel Bay Resort, which has been closed since Hurricane Irma struck the territory in September 2017. Gary Engle is CEO and chairman of Sto…

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Engle and his people talk out of both sides of their mouths. They will say anything to secure the RUE on their sweetheart terms, so that they can continue making obscene and undisclosed profits for almost another Century. Engle and his cronies are already advanced in years. They will absolutely be flipping (re-selling) the 60 year RUE for BIG sums of money. What they are trying to do is flat out outrageous, with CBI thinking that we are all stupid enough, and that they are slick enough, and influential enough, to play us, Congress, the National Park Service, and all others, as fools.

If anyone questions these peoples’ integrity, simply look at how CBI has said that the access to Honeymoon Beach – guaranteed for the use of the public, along with the main Caneel Beach – had to be closed off to the public for the past 9 months (and indefinite future), because the road is too "dangerous" to use as a result of hurricane damage. That is pure Poppy Cock.

The truth, of course, is that the road to Honeymoon – a very important part of the national park trail system – is undamaged and is perfectly safe to use. CBI simply does not want the public coming through. In direct contradiction of its claim that the road to Honeymoon is dangerous, CBI is allowing its business partner at Honeymoon Beach, their employees and supply vehicles, as well as the paying guests that CBI is now taking on – to use these very roads – every day!

So if all these people can now safely use the roads of Caneel, why can’t the public, whose rights of access have been denied for 9 months? CBI’s blocking of access to the public, while giving access to their own guests and to selected business partners, clearly shows their disdain and lack of consideration for the law and for the public.

CBI’s claim of needing almost free and unregulated use of this primo public property is preposterous. They are using smoke and mirrors, while trying to woo support from politicians and from the very employees who they dismissed.

We all want Caneel to reopen, as soon as possible. But we cannot allow ourselves to be used as fools by these con men.

Let us hope that our Congressional representatives will see this, even if Ms. Plaskett does not.

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