Comments on: Beach Break: Villa Beaches

By: Bigcheeze

Bigcheeze — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:00:09 +0000

Thanks for my Wed Break from 34 and flurries…and it’s just the beginning of 4 months of cold and grey. 120 days we soon come.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:25:22 +0000

ajr – interesting information, I appreciate learning more about the topic. The condemnation/compensation issue makes sense in a way as funding aside, valuing a strip of land (in order to give the owners compensation) would be quite an undertaking. I’m not surprised that the “public” part of the public issue is hazy.

By: ajr

ajr — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:34:40 +0000

Heather,
Actually, it’s more complicated than that. The beaches are public up to the vegetation, but they are not government property and still legally belong to the adjacent landholder. This is a typically confusing VI law scenario, because the government decided in the 1970’s to make all beaches public but couldn’t afford to buy them.US constitution says private land can’t be taken without compensation. Obviously, items like beach chairs also belong to the property owner.

By: jrg

jrg — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:07:54 +0000

And now I will just take a little nap under my desk and dream of St. John.

Thanks, guys!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:49:13 +0000

Rosi – The beaches are public, the private area starts at the high water mark (someone correct me if I am giving mis-information) so if the chairs were above that line, they would be on private property.

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:44:28 +0000

Nice memories, David! Don’t you wish we could turn back time sometimes? Getting very anxious, will be on island in 8 days!!

By: stj_gal

stj_gal — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:10:14 +0000

Makes me homesick for STJ as I sit here looking out the window at my gloomy 35 degree windy weather.

By: Lynn Blaisdell

Lynn Blaisdell — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:53:25 +0000

Such a pretty location! Loved the soothing music!

By: David

David — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:48:33 +0000

Great Beach Break! Long Long ago locals used to gather there on Sundays, bringing their families. This was long before the Westin. The women would fry fish, children play in the sea and the men would play cricket. Those days are long gone… but I have great memories of them.

By: BJF

BJF — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:40:07 +0000

The perfect way to start the day — on the 14th we’ll be on that very beach! Yah!

I start my day with your web site!

By: Rosi

Rosi — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:38:05 +0000

Happy Happy hump day thanks guys.
I thought the beach by Gibney was private, the ones by the rental villas that are owned by Gibney?
I just remember being with friends in 2005 there and told we could not use the chairs that the beach was private..

Can’t decide if I want to live at Calypso or Harbor………so much to think about…….:)

By: quenton

quenton — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:58:00 +0000

Great looking villa,
nice grounds,
excellent spot.
happy Wednesday.