One of the companies passed over in Monday's "master developer" decision on Jekyll Island is protesting how the winning developer was chosen. At stake for developers is a potential three hundred fifty million-dollar contract with the state agency that runs Jekyll Island. At stake for the public is the future of the state park. Losing developer Wade Shealy says there appears to be one set of rules for the winning company and another for everyone else. On Monday, the state board that runs the island chose the Atlanta company Linger Longer to build a complex of new hotels, condos and retail sites on 63-acres. The problem is that the Jekyll Island Authority told developers in its Request for Proposal to come up with plans for a small, 45-acre site. Jekyll Island officials won't comment on Shealy's protest until he formally submits it. Shealy says he'll do that by the end of the week.
