Coral Bay residents attack plans for affordable housing community

The V.I. Daily News is reporting:

"ST. JOHN - A group of Coral Bay residents strongly opposed a developer's plans to build a $24.8 million affordable housing development in Estate Calabash Boom at a St. John V.I. Coastal Zone Management Committee public hearing Wednesday night.

Residents said that the development could adversely affect the Johnson Bay area's environment; that hundreds of new residents could increase pollution and traffic congestion in the area; and that the project fails to secure affordable housing for St. John residents.

Representatives for Florida-based Reliance Housing Foundation said Wednesday that they have made every effort to design affordable housing that has the lowest impact on the environment."

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