Aug. 29, 2001 – The V.I. National Park will make its case Wednesday evening for installing a barbed-wire fence around Cinnamon Bay Campground in order to keep out roaming donkeys.
Park officials will present their plan at a Coastal Zone Management Committee hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Legislature Building in Cruz Bay. The public is invited to attend the meeting and is encouraged to provide input.
The park's deputy superintendent, Judy Shafer, said that the park needs the fence to keep out the donkeys that roam the island freely. For many years, the animals have caused problems at the campground, often invading garbage cans and harassing campers.
A CZM permit is necessary for the fence to be installed.