Joseph Stands Alone in Opposition as Lawmakers Greenlight $29 Million Red Hook Marina Project

Senator Carla Joseph was the only lawmaker who voted against a $29 million marina redevelopment project for the Red Hook area in St. Thomas during the final meeting for the 35th Legislature.  Lawmakers first heard the details of Bill 35-0424, which would permit Jack Rock B-A C, LLC to undertake the development of the damaged Latitude 18 Marina, during Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Though no votes were taken then, lawmakers generally seemed to favor the project, citing the economic benefits to the territory. However, on Wednesday, Ms. Joseph declared that she could not support the measure. “The issue isn't even the beach access,” the St. Thomas senator clarified. Instead, she was wary of potential environmental impacts and crowding in Red Hook Bay. “That channel is very small,” she bemoaned. “The developer is proposing…to build a dock that would accommodate some of the 150-feet yachts… My concern [is] whether it has sufficient space to traverse because the ferries have to ...