Cagle strikes down effort to restrict Jekyll Island development

Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle struck down an attempt yesterday to restrict construction on Jekyll Island’s beach-front property.

Cagle ruled that an effort to curtail development CANNOT be tacked on to a separate bill guiding dock construction.

Jekyll Island is a state-owned barrier island required by law to remain 65 percent untouched.

The amendment would have required contractors to secure a permit before building along dune fields.

Developer Linger Longer's 352 million dollar plan includes a new town center to the park, along with some thousand hotel, condo and other units.

Chosen Jekyll developer wants in on suit

The developer chosen for a major revitalization of Jekyll Island wants to join a lawsuit over the project. However, developer Linger Longer wants to join as one of the parties being sued in order to protect its interests. The company joins the Jekyll Island Authority as a co-defendant in the suit. The Authority was sued earlier this month by a developer rejected for the project. The suit wants an injunction to stop Linger Longer with moving along on plans to build over one-thousand hotel rooms, condos, and time shares in a "town center" type development. The Authority maintains it was fair in the selection process.