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<\/a>Ashraful Alam, who heads Asia Marine Sports, said he is concerned that the construction might block parking areas that tourists and visitors use.<\/p>\n
The area is parallel to the Garapan public property that Best Sunshine has leased.<\/p>\n
Alam\u2019s business and two others are located in the vicinity immediately facing the beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that the construction might block the parking area. Where are tourist buses going to park, and how will locals reach the beach?\u201d asked Alam. He pointed to a \u201cdetour\u201d that the contractor of Best Sunshine apparently created while the construction is ongoing.<\/p>\n
The area in question is also used as a takeoff point to nearby Managaha Island, Alam said.<\/p>\n
Alam clarified that \u201che has no problem\u201d with the hotel construction itself, but that the construction at Hibiscus Street is his main \u201cissue.\u201d He also said he was not informed of the construction work, which started only yesterday.<\/p>\n
He also claimed that the owners of TaoTao Marine Sports were also not informed. TaoTao Marine Sports, which also leases a nearby public land, was not open yesterday.<\/p>\n
George Taguchi, owner of Tropical Leisure Sports, Inc., said Hibiscus Street is the main access point for his business.<\/p>\n
Unlike Asia Marine Sports, the location of Tropical Leisure Sports is under a private land lease. \u201cBut we use this [Hibiscus Street] as our main access point for pickups and drops for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also made it clear that he is \u201cnot against\u201d Best Sunshine but he hopes to get a clear layout on what Best Sunshine plans to do with the specific area.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps it is best that business owners are informed of these construction,\u201d Taguchi said, adding that he, too, was not informed of the construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to interfere with what\u2019s going on, without knowing what the boundary line is,\u201d Taguchi said. \u201cI want to find out where the easement is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this is area is fenced, where are our customers going to park their vehicles?\u201d Taguchi asked.<\/p>\n
He stressed however, that it is best to wait in the next three or four days and find out if there will be fencing on the \u201cblockage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been informed that the construction began only now [Monday], and it seems this will be a bit inconvenient for us,\u201d Taguchi said. \u201cWhat will [Department of] Public Lands give to us? Will we be given parking spaces?\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, a detour has been created. Visitors taking the short Hibiscus Street cannot go straight to the beachfront but needs to go around a temporary bend to access the beach.<\/p>\n
This temporary bend is what concerns these adjacent businesses.<\/p>\n
Both Alam and Taguchi said they hope that the ongoing construction at Hibiscus Street is just \u201ctemporary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gordon Shu, chief engineer of MEP, who was on site, said Best Sunshine has secured all the clearances to proceed with the construction.<\/p>\n
MEP is a contractor of Best Sunshine.<\/p>\n
Shu also confirmed that the construction started only yesterday.<\/p>\n
Shu also said a representative from one of the businesses along the beachfront was informed of the construction. Shu declined to provide more details on the construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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