Conserve Amelia Now!

We are a group of citizens who are concerned about the rapid pace of development here on the island. Amelia Island is being developed at an unsustainable rate and our elected officials have proven that they do not share our concerns. The recent debacle involving the development at Amelia Bluff is just the latest example. There is a 37,000 square foot hotel being built at Tarpon and Atlantic, 14th Street and Lime is a disaster. The number of approved, on-going projects being built right now is staggering, and more are being approved every month. At this rate we will never be able to see the effect of the current round of projects before work begins on the next. This is not planning, it’s madness. If this run-away development is left unchallenged our fragile barrier island will be overrun with gated communities, hotels, and condos. Our maritime forest is rapidly disappearing - along with the small town lifestyle that made many of us fall in love with the island in the first place. To fight unchecked development we need to level the playing field. The developers have all the time and money that they need to plan and execute project after project - what we need is a way to fight them on their own terms. We need our own legal support....and that takes money. Amelia Bluff is the line in the sand! We can stop this if we come together as a group.