One of the objections against the Spatial Development Plan of St. Eustatius, came from Mr. Walter Hellebrand, representing St. Eustatius Monuments Foundation (SEMF). His concern is that NuStar's expansion plans would destroy the possibility of setting up a unique heritage trail on the island:
"The area containing Benners Plantation, Godet Plantation, the bordering coast line and further along the bay to Lower Town to Blue Bead Restaurant is a unique area which the SEMF wishes to introduce as a unique heritage trail, because it includes all essential elements of the history of St. Eustatius as a typical colonial island (pre‐Columbian Indian settlement, plantation, slave trail, forts, trade, warehousing and tollbooth). This trail is easily accessible. The construction of oils storage tanks south of Signal Hill would destroy the possibility of setting up this unique heritage trail."
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