Delegate Donna Christensen's proposal to have the Virgin Islands National Park lease 10 acres on island to the VI government for construction of a new school moved out of subcommittee last week in Washington. The bill now goes to the Natural Resources committee for approval.
Joe Kessler, president of the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park still opposes the idea of a land lease as a dangerous precedent for Park land, the St. John Source reported. He said the Friends do agree a new school is needed and the idea of leasing land mid-island is "worth considering."