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January 30, 2010

Clean Up Mullet Bay St. Maarten, N.A.

Clean Up Mullet Bay St. Maarten, N.A.

🏆 Won — 295 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 10 months ago
We constantly hear complaints about the worsening conditions of Mullet Bay and Rhine Road. Allow us to summarize for you the reactions we have heard of driving on Rhine Road which goes from Maho, through Mullet Bay and Cupecoy, and ends at the border to the French side. The first impression after seeing the well maintained area of Maho, is that of an abandoned war zone. It is a zone scattered with deserted buildings that are covered with graffiti and debris. Squatters and vandals hide in those decaying buildings, anxiously waiting for their next unsuspecting victim. The area has been labeled unsafe with the ongoing plague of thefts and robberies. It is a zone where the roads are a disaster and potholes have been left untreated. Where anyone who dares to drive through Mullet Bay and Cupecoy, takes their life in their hands to avoid accidents and arrive safely at their destination. It is an area that any reasonable person would never want to visit again, unless they had to. The time for excuses is over, 14 years was sufficient time for the area to be restored or at least maintained. We the undersigned hereby request you to urgently intervene in this serious issue and prevent the situation from worsening. We invite your kind intervention on the following items: - Increase police patrol in the area of Mullet Bay and Cupecoy to put a stop to the theft and robberies to ensure a safer environment. - Maintaining the road by repaving, properly filling the potholes, and adding drainage so water does not build up into small lakes when it rains. - Adding sidewalks along the road to facilitate safe passage for pedestrians. - Demolish the abandoned and derelict buildings so squatters and vandals have no place to hide. We hope you understand the seriousness of the issue and would kindly interact with the proper individuals and officials for a favorable solution.

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

November 5, 2009

Reached 100 supporters

November 3, 2009

November 3, 2009

We are approaching our next target and need to keep this momentum moving forward. Post this link on your Facebook feed and email your local representative today to demand safer roads.

November 2, 2009

We are approaching one hundred signatures and need a final push to hit this goal. Post this link on your Facebook page right now to help us gain momentum. Email your local representative today and demand they visit Mullet Bay to see the road conditions for themselves.

6 Comments

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Kevin Ross
16 years ago Featured

fix the potholes and tear down the abandoned junk. really not that hard.

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Elena Ward
16 years ago Featured

14 years is way too long to leave those buildings rotting. It looks like a war zone. Clean it up for the locals at least.

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Jessica Roberts
16 years ago Featured

my car has been broken into twice in that area. need more lights and more police presence before someone gets seriously hurt.

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Sarah Crawford
16 years ago Featured

It is such a shame to see such a beautiful part of the island looking like a dump. Tourists see that and never want to come back. Fix the roads already!

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Mark Donnelly
16 years ago Featured

Living here is a nightmare. I hate driving down that road at night. It feels totally unsafe and the potholes destroyed my suspension last week.

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David Mills
16 years ago Featured

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. We pay our taxes and get nothing but craters in the street. Do your jobs.