Watch: Vialet Fields Intense Criticism for Sponsoring Amendment to Zoning Law

  • Staff Consortium
  • August 09, 2022
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Senator Kurt Vialet at a town hall meeting at the Rotary West Community Center in Frederiksted near the under-construction Paul E. Joseph Stadium.

Senator Kurt Vialet at a town hall meeting at the Rotary West Community Center in Frederiksted near the under-construction Paul E. Joseph Stadium. Photo Credit: V.I. CONSORTIUM

Senator Kurt Vialet came under heavy criticism on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 for an amendment he sponsored that cleared the way for a company named Raising Cane to start a rum distillery in Frederiksted. Community members voiced frustration that the amendment allowed the company to evade zoning laws that require public comment and public hearings before a zoning change can be approved or rejected. The meeting was held at the  Rotary West Community Center in Frederiksted near the under-construction Paul E. Joseph Stadium.

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