Standing Committee on Conservation, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands v. Virgin Islands Port Authority

MEMORANDUM OPINION

I. FACTS

On October 18, 1985, the Plaintiff filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to enjoin the Defendants from moving the barge, Miss Opportunity, from its location at the Submarine Base. Plaintiff’s basis for the motion was that Defendants had failed to obtain the necessary permit, pursuant to 12 V.I.C. § 911, the Coastal Zone Management Act, to engage in the development, alteration or occupancy of the trust lands on which the barge is located. A temporary restraining order was issued, and the matter was heard on the merits before the Court on October 24, 1985.…