PHILIPSBURG:--- Gracita states: “Prior to the current pandemic and following hurricane Irma, it became clear that our carrying capacity reached a tipping point.
The naked truth, there is simply too much of the same, and less diversity in our products and services we provide to our residents as well as to our visitors. Additionally, our dilapidated infrastructure is simply not up to par with the high volume of people and traffic traversing our island. We must change the dynamics in the way we have managed our island if we are to provide the quality of life our citizens
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