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Ga. Island Faces Development Pressure
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March 1, 2007
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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - For nearly 60 years, Jekyll Island has been Everyman's island.
A 1950 Georgia law explicitly says the state-owned coastal strip should be accessible to Georgians of "average income." What constitutes "average income" is a matter of debate - there's one four-star hotel, and the many ranch-style homes built in the 1960s are worth more than a half-million dollars by virtue of being so close to the beach.
But for the most part, this is a middlebrow, Rotary Club sort of place, with modest low-rise hotels like the Buccaneer Beach Resort and the Days Inn, both at $89 a night.
Now, however, it's starting to look a little shabby, and the politically appointed keepers of the ...
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'Average' island faces upscale pressure.(Front)
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Developers plan for Georgia island
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