The wind is East North East at 9 knots. The Coastal Zone Management Division of Department of Planning and Natural Resources has called for a halt to the expansion of the Ritz Carlton Hotel on east End St. Thomas.
Officials now say that the construction threatens a wetlands area.
Representatives for the Ritz say that they have not damaged a wetland but they have damaged part of a mangrove. The Ritz will have to set up boundaries for wetland preservation before the work can continue. Highway The Dept. of Public Works announced that beginning today they will be engaging in a project to landscape Melvin Evans Highway on St. Croix. They will be pruning trees, planting bushes and removing debris and dirt along the roadway. Motorists are advised to proceed around the project with caution.