Dear Editor,
My wife and I have been coming to Sint Maarten annually for the past 25 years, always especially enjoying our time on Galion Beach (the baby beach) with our child, that is, until this year. Our recent visit to Galion revealed the extensive devastation left by Hurricane Irma, including the opening of a water channel from the nearby pond, allowing raw sewage water into the formerly pristine waters at Galion. Galion is now unfit for swimming or any other recreation.
Galion has always been a popular spot for family fun for islanders and tourists alike, especially at Easter time, when many family camps are in place there. The island needs Galion back to what it was, pristine, clean, safe, and fun for everyone. A bulldozer should be able to close the open sewage channel in a very short time, and nature would clean up the water and the beach. Let's get it done promptly for the benefit of all.
Gregory Collins, MD
