Dear Editor,
We will not be vacationing again in St. Maarten anytime soon.
The number one reason is the dump burning. The smell and toxic flames are so bad where we stay, we cannot sit outside. Why would anyone vacation where they are subjected to smelly toxic smoke from the dump? Too many years have passed and nothing has improved. The government was taken to court; still it burns.
Also, sewage runs off on many roads, especially near the roundabout by Belair; it floods the road every morning.
St. Maarten, your children are exposed to these toxic fumes from the dump. Tourists will tell others and soon no one will want to come to St. Maarten. When the cruise ships stop coming and tourists stop coming, what’s going to support your island? Who will have jobs? It’s long past time to do something!
We and many of our friends will not return until the dump stops burning.
Name withheld at author’s request.
