Negril needs your opinion...

[MikeyNYC]

I feel like I'm missing something. I agree with everything that has been in place, although not "adhered to." Are the two amendments we are asked to opine on, the change in maximum height of buildings and the change to setback limits? If those are the only two, then maybe I'm not missing anything.

If the "change" is meaning to reduce setback limits, then that's just insane. I'm not an engineer but I grew up in Atlantic City and watched our beaches shrink, then get dredged and pumped, then shrink, then dunes put in, then more dunes etc. The only way I could see that (reduction in setback) working would be to destroy the reef, pump a hundred yards of new beach and more forward with the breakwater. I mean, nonstarter. Next question, ya know?

As for the building height; it would be extremely sad to have hotels up to ten stories high along the beach. Aside what others have expressed about loving the trees, the natural feel and the local vibe, how would the infrastructure needed be addressed? An entire new sewarage system would be needed. I don't want to think about the disastrous effects of any "shortcuts" that might be taken while such an enormous endeavor is ongoing.

To echo what Billndonna stated, I too love Negril just as it is. That is why I don't go to the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Cancun etc anymore. They all have sun, rum and great food but it's not Negril. I understand change is inevitable but it would be a tragic loss if Negril, stopped being Negril.