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The government has officially halted the construction of the drag racing strip in the Great Salt Pond. Protecting this monument ensures the area remains a resource for all residents rather than a site for noise and irreversible damage. We will continue to monitor the space to ensure the preservation of …

June 21, 2013

Say No to Drag Strip in Great Salt Pond (St. Maarten)

Say No to Drag Strip in Great Salt Pond (St. Maarten)

🏆 Won — 857 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years ago
Government has started filling an area of the Great Salt Pond on St. Maarten described as "North Dijk" with sand as Government has announced it will construct a Drag Racing Strip in this area which is on the St. Maarten Monument List. If you are against: 1. Further destruction of a Monument. 2. Noise pollution for surrounding areas and beyond (Madame Estate, Hope Estate, Upper Princess Quarter, Guana Bay, Philipsburg, Little Bay, Zagersgut, Mary's Fancy, Cul de Sac etc) 3. Wasteful government spending, lacking any kind of long term vision. 4. Projects that will benefit few but inconvenience far more people. Please sign this petition, which we intend to hand-over to the Minister of VROMI shortly, so a building stop can be issued. Alternative use of Tax Payer money: Instead of building more sport facilities which Government has demonstrated not to be able to maintain (examples: Raoul Illidge Sport Complex, Melford Hazel, Little League etc), we urge Government to invest in current sport facilities: starting with Raoul Illidge Sports Complex. New schools behind Raoul Illidge Sport Complex can then make use of the upgraded facilities as well as hundreds of residents that currently make use of the dilapidated facility at present. Raoul Illidge is a Multi Sports facility, attracting a wide array of sporters leveraging tax payers money to its fullest. Signed: Residents For SXM .

Updates

April 7, 2013

The momentum building around the protection of the Great Salt Pond shows that many people recognize the value of our heritage over short term projects. We are nearing a significant milestone that will strengthen our position when we present these concerns to the Ministry. This is the moment to encourage those around you to help us reach this target before we submit the final request.

March 20, 2013

The momentum building around this cause suggests that our community is deeply invested in the long term health of the Great Salt Pond. We are nearing a significant milestone that will demonstrate the collective weight of our opposition to the proposed drag strip. Please direct one person you know to this page so we can ensure the authorities recognize the full scale of our concerns before our upcoming meeting.

Reached 100 supporters

September 24, 2012

6 Comments

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Sarah Ward
13 years ago Featured

Fix the existing sports complex first! Raoul Illidge is falling apart and they want to waste millions on this instead? absolute joke.

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Lisa Ferguson
13 years ago Featured

Why do they keep building new things when they cant even fix the ones we already have?? makes zero sense.

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Elena Sandoval
13 years ago Featured

The pond is a historical site not a playground for cars. so tired of the government not listening to us.

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Mark Wilson
13 years ago Featured

St. Maarten already has enough problems without adding constant drag racing noise to the pond. leave our monuments alone.

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David Simmons
13 years ago Featured

NO DRAG STRIP! we dont need this garbage in our neighborhood.

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Kevin Stokes
14 years ago Featured

Living in Guana Bay and the thought of all that noise is enough to make me lose my mind. stop this project now.