Dawn Beach: --- The proprietor of Duck International Peyton Cromwell finally began demolishing the third floor of one his buildings yesterday. Workmen were seen on top of the blue roof top brazing the sun as they remove the zinc roof.
The demolition taking place at the Coral beach Club corresponds to a court order issued on May 12 2009. Cromwell had one month to which he should begin demolition but he only complied two weeks after the time has passed. Failing to comply with the court order Peyton Cromwell has to pay the courts a fine of $5,000 per day twice. (Once is for the Villa Conch and the other for the third floor of his main building.) The maximum fine to be paid is $1 million for each building.
On May 12 Hendrikus Hager a resident of Dawn Beach got the judge to rule in his favor when it was proved that Cromwell Beach Club owner did not comply with his building permits and instead of building a two floor building he built a third floor. Peyton was ordered to demolish another building “Villa Conch” since he had no building permit to construct the building. Cromwell has to also pay the cost of the court proceedings to Hager.