Comments on: Westend Statement On Southampton SDO

By: Gary W Fischer

Gary W Fischer — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 03:31:29 +0000

8,400 high earners moving to Bda in 5 years/by 91 new apartments that equates to 93.4 people per unit. In the age of Artificial Intelligence, it seems we are always finding new buzz words that don’t take us anywhere. Everyone’s life is getting so much better as time goes on, when the reality is we are working harder than ever to maintain our existence while our elite politicians create new positions in Gov to employ their F&F (more common than not) If we are open bordered (as we are) and those migrants are taking our jobs at lesser rates and displacing higher price employees, then the melting pot theory is flawed They want to maintain the high taxes until it doesn’t work anymore. Then the new guy comes to town and the new deal deletes “Redundancy” or I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. That deal is ‘PrimeRib’ for the builder (are you any better yet) The problem that exists here is companies are being overtaxed so they cannot survive to pay for Gov, so they leave We need real intelligence not ‘artificial’ BS. There’s the idea build it and they will come – until they don’t. Greed and taxes – an economy killer. We are out of ideas to help us improve our lives, so we grab for straws. Gov. Abbott or Desantis will be glad to send migrants if you think it will help – but it’s only a temporary fix, until they want more money for cost of rent food and equal quality of life etc. We don’t need more Gov to tell us the sky is falling, or the climate is dying, and they’ll buy property on the beach waiting for the glaciers to melt. Gov is not the solution to the problem, nor can they be trusted to negotiate an acceptable outcome

By: gary w. fischer

gary w. fischer — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:36:02 +0000

An acre is 200′x200′and Gencon wants to build (250/14=18 condos per acre) seems an extremely high density. With fractional ownership there will be plenty of money to go around to Gencon and the politicians. How-ever the face of the hotel will be changed forever. It’s amazing that Bermudians are hoping on their future being saved by corporations booking blocks of rooms for their employees. For example: All State insurance and others are pulling out of Florida and other insurance markets because their claims have exceeded their income – so what they did is open up another insurance company which winds up paying 30% of the value of their claims, if at all, there-by keeping their company viable causing the population to pay for their existence, keeping their management “employed” & rewarded. This is how the scam works against the working man meanwhile they use their extra money to buy gov bonds and payola to the lawmakers with favorable regulations to ensure their existence is a continuing success. That’s why politics is a lifelong career today, inside info. Meanwhile a percentage (30%) of the population is having no qualms keeping a corpse to run our country when he should be staring in ‘night of the living dead’. That 30% are gov employees,
get the picture. He’s the boss. Final note – I’d hate to have purchased ‘Duamber’ at $4.5mil not knowing how adjacent properties were to be altered and developed after the fact. Concrete jungle

By: Floyd Pitcher

Floyd Pitcher — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:44:17 +0000

The A bend west of Southampton Princess Gate on South Shore is not an issue.
The problem is those who ride and recklessly drive on our roads.
Last year a young lady was killed by one such individual to the east of this gate, do we need to remove this bend in the road as well.
So please don’t try to curry favor or deflect away from the real issue raised, this development is an eyesore and adds little to no value to Bermudas tourism product.
We all know it’s a cash cow nothing else.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:33:42 +0000

They don’t care about Bermuda. They don’t care about jobs. They don’t care about our tourism product, or our tourism brand which has taken decades to cultivate but can take months to destroy. Gencom is not a good deal for Bermuda. We can do better and deserve better than a bottom feeder real investment firm who prey on distressed jurisdictions and exploit their desperation to get a hotel up and running for their own gain. What you are proposing is pure overdevelopment, manipulation, and makes Bermuda look like everywhere else. Propose something that adds value, or that gets your investment returns without devaluing our brand, or just get out.

By: What

What — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:53:32 +0000

I’m sorry, but we haven’t seen the revised plans yet, if there is a tiny adjustment to the number of units and then west end talking about only one and two stores units, then clearly they are decimating the golf course. The site will become just like any other area of Bermuda, densely populated, but with fractional ownerships.

If Gencom are real, then they will get the hotel open, as they don’t need any SDO in place for that, or do they have no money and are using Bermudians money through leverage to destroy a property and make all the money for self. Hey, I have no money too, how come a Bermudian investment group is not allowed to do this? Government selling off Bermuda for what?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:17:31 +0000

We have no money with which to re-build Bermuda. Are you suggesting that what is left be sold to foreigners for redevelopment?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:15:43 +0000

Westend Properties Ltd. is the company that has owns the property on which Southampton Princess sits. That has been the case for decades.

By: Time is Now!

Time is Now! — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:18:52 +0000

Let’s put people back to work! I am growing weary. Build and build NOW! This he changes are visually much more appealing. Now let’s push the owners of Elbow Beach to renovate and reopen or sell to someone who wants to breathe life into the property. If we put this much energy into rebuilding this country, we will ALL be better off!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:22:11 +0000

Has anyone viewed the childs response to the offer to a submarine tour …on instagram?
I would suggest this responce as my response to this statement .

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:58:40 +0000

Firstly…who is west end ?…a bit vague don’t you think?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:56:58 +0000

You toads…we need a causeway with hydro electric duel facing impellors for changing tides to go with the new airport….which by the way is not as nice as the old one . Where are all the concessions that were at the old one?
Oh…i know…monies are not designed to remain here or perpetuate our economy so no one participates innit…

By: Bullwnkle T Mooseknuckle

Bullwnkle T Mooseknuckle — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:48:00 +0000

The main concern is loud obnoxious people flying noisy kites on Easter Sunday and not going to church and observing sanctity there of losin sight of the importance of same.
This hotel has been known to be a felaxed refuge to go to to get away from hustle and bustle of every day life…then you come along and say we live here and we can be noisy and eegrunt as we want to be…look at me…

By: Bullwnkle T Mooseknuckle

Bullwnkle T Mooseknuckle — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:39:40 +0000

It’ not the end of the road…
In the bend of the road…
Unless you forget to turn…
HELLEN KELLER.