August 1, 2018 The Abaconian Section A Page 1 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 14 August 1, 2018 *RYHUQPHQW2ɤFLDOV7RXU What’s Inside :DONHU¶V&D\'HYHORSPHQW •Soup Fundraiser A2 •Reef Study A4 •Parks A6 •Conservation A6 •HTDC A7 In the lead-up to the planned 2020 reopening of famed fishing resort, Walker’s Cay, the development team welcomed officials from several government agencies to the island including officials from the Bahamas Investment Authority, Ministry of the Environment, Port Authority, Ministry of Finance, Department of Planning and Bahamas Power & Light. See Page 5. ³DQG2XW´0DUNV'HFDGH 0DUVK+DUERXU •Hurricane Map A9 7RZQVKLS)LHOGV RI*7&/LRQ¿VK'HUELHV &RPSODLQWV 5HJDUGLQJ%$,& •Cheeseburger Party A11 3DUN&RQFHUWV By Timothy Roberts Residents of the Marsh Harbour Township are continuing to voice displea- •Swimming Pigs A14 sure over open air concert events that are taking place at the BAIC (Bahamas Ag- ricultural Industrial Corporation) Park which they say rattle their windows and keep them up until the early hours of the morning. •Sailing Legend A15 Marsh Harbour / Spring City Town Committee Chairman Roscoe Thompson said he has heard complaints via social me- dia and members have been receiving calls Cha Boyce, Executive Director of Friends of the Environment (second from left) cel- of irate residents who want the concerts ebrates a successful derby with long time participants, founders, and derby supporters shut down or moved out of the area. •Hurricane Info A17-21 from Palm Beach. Since 2008, these derbies have removed over 9,977 lionfish from Residents are again upset as a concert Abaco waters. See Page 5. featuring Beanie Man is scheduled for the park on Saturday, August 4. Mr. Thompson said he and the Com- mittee are very disappointed in concerts being held at BAIC Park. •Golf A22 “We have asked to be notified of events happening and we continue to be the last to find out,” he said. “It's not that we don't want the gov- ernment or BAIC making any money but it's the fact that that venue sits in the mid- •Visitor Guide A23 dle of Marsh Harbour which is a residen- tial area.” He said he personally met with Gary Requested Smith, Manager at BAIC in Abaco, asking Service Service Change Change Permit NO 4595 NO Permit that if events are held they end and mid- WEST PALM BCH FL BCH PALM WEST Stuart, FL 34997 FL Stuart, night and the garbage is cleaned up right PAID •&ODVVLÀHGV% 5675 SE Grouper Ave Grouper SE 5675 US POSTAGE US Stuart Web Inc. 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B$145,000. G #31937 SEASIDE ACRES 4.76 acres with 258.39 ft along the water $2,900,000. J. Patterson B #29307 SANDY TOES North End Oceanfront 1/2 acre. $375,000. Jane Patterson H #26714 ƩƠƲƫƭƤƞƠ LOT E LUCAYOS Panoramic Views | Dock Nearby$125,000. Jane Patterson C #33218 LOT 50 ưƩƟƠƭƞƪƩƯƭƜƞƯJust over 1 acre. Short walk to beach. $159,000. Laurie Schreiner I #29884 SERENE SHORES Waterfront elevated 1.5 acres. $685,000. Jane Patterson D #24307 LOT 16 North End 200 feet from the Sea of Abaco. $335,000. J. Patterson J #24248 ISLAND TIDES Acreage with 270 ft of deep waterfront $1,550,000. Bill Albury E #16088 OCEAN VIEW LOTS Two, 1/4 acre each, ocean views, near beach. From $174,500. J.Patterson. K #29217 ưƩƟƠƭƞƪƩƯƭƜƞƯRUSSELL LOT #1 16,500 s.f. Commercial Investment Opportunity $90,000. S. Cash F #28718 JAMIE’S LOT 42 With Dock Slip. $225,000. Jane Patterson. L #31918 AUNT PAT’S CREEK ACREAGE 12.84 acres stretching sea-to-sea, good elevation. $10.2m. S. Cash NEW PRICE MOTIVATED SELLER MOTIVATED SELLER LUBBERS QUARTERS US$540,000 LUBBERS QUARTERS US$535,000 LUBBERS QUARTERS US$349,900 LUBBERS QUARTERS US$225,000 LUBBERS QUARTERS US$160,000 Island Cabana WEB: 32597 Watercolours WEB:31926 Tree Tops WEB: 33704 HoneyBee WEB: 30929 Abaco Ocean Club Lot 34 WEB: 24449 2 BR 2 BATHS, LOFT W/ DOCK SLIP 2BR 1BA & 1BA 1BA PRIVATE DOCK&SLIP 2B/1B ON 2 ACRES W/ DOCK SPACE 2 BR 2 BATHS WATERFRONT -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ OWNER FINANCING MOTIVATED SELLER Lots & Acreage LUBBERS QUARTERS 0-1o1;-mѴ0ŋ-ѴѴ-ub;"1_u;bm;uƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ=oulou;bm=oul-ঞomĺ LOT K Beachfront 2+ acres is ready to build your dream home. WEB: 25031 $150,000. Laurie Schreiner LOT 30 Great building lot within 75 ft of the Sea of Abaco & dockage WEB: 32574 $35,000. L. Schreiner LOT 77 Waterfront with sunrise views with an amazing price. WEB: KX8H28 $129,900. Laurie Schreiner LOT 97 ưƩƟƠƭ ƞƪƩƯƭƜƞƯ Over sized lot, steps to the beach. WEB: 31357 $29,000. L. Schreiner LOT 123 Great building lot across from nice beachfront homes. Community Dock. $50,000. L. Schreiner TILLOO CAY US$1,115,000 TILLOO CAY US$329,000 TILLLOO CAY US$85,000 LOT 148 Elevated lot with Sea of Abaco views WEB: 17787 $90,000. Laurie Schreiner Tranquility WEB: 30574 Seasound WEB: 32044 Lot 25 WEB:P249KZ MILDRED KEY SUBD I-1 Affordable inland lot. Walking distance to the beach. WEB:32575 $30,000. L. Schreiner 2B/1.5B 3.75 ACRES SEA T0 SEA 1B/1B ON 3 ACRES PRIVATE DOCK Water View | .34 acres | High Elevation TILLOO CAY "_-m;ĺ-v_Š"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƔƕƕĺƔƕƏƖ "_-m;ĺ-v_Š"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƔƕƕĺƔƕƏƖ -ub;ĺ"1_u;bm;uŠ"!ĺ1olƑƓƑĺƒƔƖĺѵƑƐѵ LOT 15 ưƩƟƠƭƞƪƩƯƭƜƞƯWaterfront in Tilloo Beach Subdivision. WEB: 26874 $55,000. Laurie Schreiner. HOPE TOWN 366.0163 ELBOW CAY 366.0035 MARSH HARBOUR 367.5046 TREASURE CAY 699.3900 GUANA CAY 359.6885 NASSAU 242.322.2305 SIRbahamas.com | [email protected] Follow us on Page 4 Section A The Abaconian August 1, 2018 LOCAL NEWS CONCERTS 6FLHQWLVW$LPWR5HGXFH5HHI dence Day Celebration and the Christmas Bazaar which is fine because they are over before twelve.” Gary Smith Local Manager at BAIC 'HFOLQHZLWK$EDFR6WXG\ said that he is not in a position to deny the Disney Conservation Fund and other fund- ing sources to reverse the decline of Baha- event promoters use of the park, as it is mian coral reefs. available to anyone who applies to make “We're a small nonprofit research in- use of the area (though the Department can stitute based in the US, but we've been do- refuse an applicant use of the space). ing work in the Bahamas since 1970, and He did say though, that the contract we’re working with the Cape Eleuthera as for use of the park includes stipulations for well as students from Nova Southeastern clean-up immediately following an event University on this project.” and noted that the contract does not permit He said the program employs a lot of different strategies aimed at protecting them to play music beyond the legally per- coral reefs, improving management and mitted time of midnight.