That casino idea is back. Just up the hill from Le Repaire

[elgreaux]

All of the politicians emails are online: http://www.comstbarth.fr/conseil_territorial.asp
write to them, tell them how you feel !

 

[sbhlvr]

Sad, sad, sad. Creeping greed, IMHO. I'm not opposed to change per se, but this would be a huge change in the wrong direction.

I totally agree. Gambling on legalized gambling on SBH would be a slippery slope

 

[Eve]

Maybe they should take the space and make a parking
Lot so people can actually park and shop and eat.

 

[JEK]

Maybe they should take the space and make a parking
Lot so people can actually park and shop and eat.

I wonder where that proposal stands these days?

Le parking de Gustavia
Liked · December 26, 2011






Sur les flancs de colline de Gustavia, Jean Marc Gréaux et la Société d'Aménagement Urbain et Rural planifient un projet d'envergure répondant aux nécessités actuelles.

Doter Gustavia d'un parking de grande capacité, permettant l'accueil de nos hôtes, comme tous les centres urbains et commerciaux. Ce parking, d'environ 300 places de stationnement, permettra de :
- Redonner du souffle à l'engorgement du centre ville,
- Relancer l'activité commerciale de Gustavia en favorisant
l'accès et le stationnement à proximité des commerces,
- Accueillir les infrastructures manquantes à Gustavia . — in Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy.




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[cassidain]

"I wonder where that proposal stands today?"

The developers of the casino and of le parking are probably at this moment drafting an agreement to provide a shuttle service from le parking au casino.

 

[Eve]

I, for one, having stayed at the Sunset, and agonizing about parking all day, would gladly take a shuttle from the lot at St Jean. I'd even pay. One stop at the ferry, one at the post office. Is that so difficult? Guess so.

 

[Eve]

Seems the Jeux are already taking place on the island very hush hush and the collectivity wants its share! Funny I was wondering what would be done with this piece of land.....

I thought another stupid mall with more no parking would go there. That space is one huge rock, btw.

 

[KevinS]

That space is one huge rock, btw.

Oh? The noise from the ack-ack machines when they go to work on that rock will be all over town... including La Pointe and the Hotel de la Collectivite...

 

[Eve]

So much for the Sunset.

 

[BBT]

Just think of Sunset as the new Bellagio

 

[Eve]

Will it still be 78e?

 

[BBT]

No but I am sure they will have an all you can eat buffet

 

[Eve]

Good point

 

[BND]

I took Ellen's advice and wrote to all Council members. I had a very polite and prompt reply stating that a US citizen, Mr. Morris GOLDFARB, has written to the Council requesting the Council's "opinion about his ideas of icluding a game room in the project his (sic) is going to build." It was stated further that "the authority to do this it not given by the local Council, but by the Minister of Interior in France with the agreement of the local Council" and the "Local Coucil has always been against the idea of building a Casino on the Island."

 

[elgreaux]

Very interesting. anyone know Mr. Goldfarb?

 

[MIke R]

this is whats called..."the dance"

 

[Peter NJ]

Im sure its a different Goldfarb,but there was an American Goldfarb who built lots of fancy Villas on AXA..I think he even designed Cove Castles.

Very interesting. anyone know Mr. Goldfarb?

 

[Peter NJ]

Sorry that was Goldfinger

 

[kent1994]

Sure, because what this island really needs is drugs, prostitution, and old people from Des Moines who sit and play slot machines and never see the light of day.

Casinos are great when a location needs a reason for people to come. Casinos make sense on flat ugly islands like Aruba.

But here? No way.

I can see it now, an all-inclusive hotel with the casino and packages from Liberty Travel.

 

[Eddie]

Sure, because what this island really needs is ...old people from Des Moines...

They're already there: