CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – November 27, 2023 — Wayne L. Biggs, Jr., chief executive officer of the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), announces that a Public Hearing is scheduled for the Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission (VIEDC), a subsidiary of the VIEDA, at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023. The Public Hearing will be followed by Decision Meetings.
During the Public Hearing, the Board of Directors will hear a presentation from representatives of Haven Development, LLC, who submitted a new application for VIEDC benefits as a Category III Hotel on St. Thomas.
Decision Meetings for the V.I. Economic Development Authority, the Enterprise Zone Commission, and the Economic Development Park Corporation, as well as for VIEDC application and compliance matters, will follow the Public Hearing.
The Board of Directors may go into executive session with respect to any decision at any time during the meetings as provided in 1 V.I.C. § 254.
This meeting will be conducted via Zoom, a software-based platform for video and audio communications.
Registration is required to participate in the Board meeting. Interested individuals are invited to register in advance and join the meeting, via Zoom, through the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoce2qrDwtH91yAZKK9U-ASZkhR1LU0CKx.
After registering, individuals will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Meeting registrants are reminded that the link they receive after registration should not be shared with anyone as all persons are required to register on their own behalf.
As Board meeting agendas become available, they can be found on the VIEDA website at www.usvieda.org/about-usvieda/board-directors/board-meeting-agenda.
Following the meeting, summaries of the Board's decision(s) will also be available to the public on the VIEDA website at https://usvieda.org/about-usvieda/board-directors/board-meeting-summaries.
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