May Day, May Day...

Happy May Day! Wow - where did April go? We've cruised through spring and now it's starting to feel like summer.

We thought this might be a good time for an update on the bemega-project. You'll recall there was a public hearing about this project - a proposal to build 110 apartments practically right on Shacks Beach - two weeks ago. Well the news is - no news. Not as is in "no news is good news," just NO NEWS.

One of the irregularities at the public hearing was the people running the hearing gave no indication of a timeline, no suggestion of when a decision would or might be made, or how and when that decision would be communicated to the parties involved. So far, there has been no word either way.

There are indications at least one government agency is opposing the project because of the flooding problem, unless the developers find (and fund!) a way to resolve the whole flooding issue for the entire area.

So for now, we're pretty much waiting but carefully watching the proceedings in San Juan as best we can, and hope the project as proposed is dead, or at least dying. Huge "thank you's" to everyone who wrote, signed petitions, and worked in so many ways to help protect the beaches, the dunes and the ocean. Stay tuned.