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Apr 23, 2010

Is B.T.L. Park about to be made into parking lot?

btl parkThere is some disturbing information to our newsroom tonight and that is that the BTL park which is snug between the Princess Hotel and Casino and Marina Towers might be up for sale or lease. According to our sources, the proprietors of the casino that is being built on the Pickwick Club compound, needs parking space to facilitate their guests when it opens for business and the park is an excellent location.  The word on the street is that the management is willing to create a beach in front of the park in exchange for taking a substantial portion of it.  News Five can confirm however, that no official proposal regarding reducing the BTL Park has reached the City Council which held a caucus meeting on Thursday.  The park carries the telephone company’s name because it contributes to the maintenance of the grounds. It is, however, managed by the City Council.


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11 Responses for “Is B.T.L. Park about to be made into parking lot?”

  1. simon says:

    I think its a great idea to built a parking lot. It will revenue to the city that it dire is it need of, and the pickwick club will built a beach for everyone to enjoy

  2. warladd says:

    why is it the belize ppl is always being taken advantage off by these rich fool who think that there money an parkin lot is more needed than a park for the ppl of bze those land been there forever for the benifit of belizean my father used to take me swimin an kite raisin there over the years they have sold it piece by piece for there own benifit there is only btl park left an now its on u all head to make deal for a parkin lot u all really sick ill see wat the out come will be it should have been have a beach front witout any bargainin

  3. shan says:

    you ppl cant be serious! please leave btl park alone!!!

  4. BELIZEAN PRIDE says:

    ha politica again people think for a while leave the park for the kids and families to enjoy and not make a parking lot to pay afterwards when you need to park. where will our kids from the city play the visitors from other district. i sometime like to go there when i visit the city and enjoy the view the breeze. come on privatization from a single person will bring more conflict to the city problems than what we already have. please city council think for you city people not for the cash offered to you for a while. think for the kids where they’ll play.

  5. blackpride says:

    Why does Princess Hotel needs more parking space for anyway? Does that means that business is increasing better despite the “recession?”. Perhaps its time our cash strapped government realized that gambling, alcohol and cigarette can bring in some extra income. Come guys, INCREASE SIN TAXES and get us some well needed revenue

  6. concerned citizen says:

    geez? Are we for real what next hmmmm taking away homes? This park has many memories for old and young. it is a playground, a running field and for children entertain themselves. This park is also used for entertainment purposes on the weekends. Y take away this freedom from people all ur doing is goin to cause problems because people enojoy hanging out their where its relaxing. And its not thugs…LEAVE THE BTL PARK ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111PLEASE!!!!

  7. Maddyvandijk says:

    I think its good idea to build a beachfront in Belize itself, it is time that parts of Belize are at least updated and look decent for tourist and Belizeans as well.
    It will be for guests, not just tourist. It is also a decent environment for Belizean families to spend time with their families and friends.
    People get shot and robed at the park, a safe place for criminals, not safe for families.
    Whenever I go back to Belize I usually spend time at princess, it is a big improvement for Belize, and a beach front might be just what it needs.

  8. Public Defendah says:

    We really need parking in that area. The street is very narrow and traffic is really congested. Think it’s a great idea. Relocate the park to that lot of land next to the Fisheries Department that has the nice flowers and boulders .. think they call it Maniac Park?

  9. dave t says:

    Normally when these type of stories come out, it’s rarely that the event actually happens. However, in Belize the opposite is true, so gooodbye BTL Park then! No doubt the major has already seen the $ signs light up, and it’s just a matter of time before the people of Belize lose out – again!

    A beach there? Come on, if there was meant to be a beach in that location, Mother Nature would have put one there, and whatever man-made beach they put in will either be washed away or silted up in a matter of months or weeks. besides, the parking lot will be for the casino customers only, so everyone else would have to find somewhere else to park, making the traffic conjestion already there worse, or pay a parking fee. either way, there won’t be many visitors to the beach.

    Now UDP are making deals with PUP? Just goes to show that theives mingle with thieves, doesn’t it!

  10. RedBwai says:

    Yes we do need more parking areas but on the other hand we need to keep the few parks that are there in the city for the public to recreate. Bulldozing a park to make a parking lot isn’t the answer and it doesn’t make any sense to me. A Beach? Ha! leave the beaches to the cayes, the last thing Belize City needs is a beach. There is already a casino on that street, why build another hmm? BTL park is a very poplular recreation area for the youths, why take that away just to please a damn casino? See what they have done to Battlefield park?? they cut down all the beautiful historic trees that made that park what it was and now they place fruit vendors there like it’s a market place….thats one less park in the city and now they have their eyes on BTL park. Thats just outrageous mein…..

  11. Maddyvandijk says:

    Why is it that when someone tries to improved face of Belize some of the Belizeans are quick to say that the “Belizeans are losing out”?
    Why don’t the Belizeans ever see “change” as an improvement?
    There is Man –made beaches all over Europe, which attracts people from all around the world for vacations. (Spent many vacations on man-made beaches) They work just as good as any real beaches. Easier to preserved, safe for families. Man-made beaches should be built by professionals, not idiots only looking for a paycheck.
    Remember when that police woman drowned with her grand children? Look at that place that they went to for a day-out, that place is not for human beings, No children should have died there.
    What Belize need is more recreational places like these (beach-fronts) to help stimulate the tourist, Belizeans and foreigners alike.

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