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secure funding through loan and grant programs
offered by the United States Department of
Agriculture Rural Development Program.
Event Calendar  
January 2005
Application for a Incorporation:  01.11.05
Application submitted for Incorporation with the Lieutenant
Governor Office of Corporations and Trademarks.

NMFS Biologist, Jose Rivera:  01.12.05
National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Biologist, Jose
Rivera, visits St. Croix
 iii & associates, inc., hosted the
event. Many attended including Senators and Representatives
of Senators, as well as Department of Planning and Natural
Resources , Division of VI Fish and Wildlife and the Division of
Environmental Pollution. The event was covered by a local
Internet Newspaper called One Source. The link is
http://tnew.onepaper.com/stcroixvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1
105680954 .


Land and Water Permit Pre-Application : 01.20.05

iii & associates, inc., submitted our Pre-Application
for a Minor Land and Water Permit to re-establish a Marine
Hatchery at # 156 Estate Rust Op Twist.


Corporation Certification: 01.21.05
The Lieutenant Governor for the Virgin Islands, the Honorable,
Vargrave A. Richards certifies
, iii & associates, inc.,
on the 21st of January, 2005.




Pre-Ap Meeting Scheduled:  02.13.05

iii & associates, inc., received a Pre-Application
meeting to present it's proposal to the Department of Planning
and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management. We
were well received by the Department of Planning and Natural
Resources, Division of Coastal Zone Management Officials , VI
Fish and Wildlife and Division of Environmental Pollution. We
walked away with one deficiency, the zoning was R-1
(Residential Low Density).




Zoning  Meeting Pre-Application: 04.18.05

iii and associates, inc., submitted our Zoning
Pre-Application Meeting Request Form to the Department of
Planning and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Zoning
Planning to change the zoning of #156 Estate Rust Op Twist
from a R-1 (Residential Low Density) designation to A-2
(Agriculture Medium Density) to support the use of a Marine
Hatchery. We met our submittal requirements and were granted
a Public Hearing.




Coastal Zone Planning Public Hearing:  05.31.05

iii and associates, inc., is granted a Public
Hearing for the zone change request of #156 Estate Rust Op
Twist. There was no opposition to the zone change request
from the people of the island of St. Croix at our Public Hearing.
The request was forwarded to the Legislative Public Hearing.




Legislative Public Hearing: 09.21.05

iii and associates, inc., is granted a Legislative
Public Hearing to present our zone change request for #156
Estate Rust Op Twist. Outcome is pending.

Legislative Public Hearing: 09.19.05

The Legislative Public Hearing scheduled for 09.21.05 was
rescheduled to early October, date to be announced.



Legislative Public Hearing: 10.13.05

The 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, Committee of the
Whole that was scheduled for Wednesday September 21, 2005
in the Senate Conference Room, Lagoon Street Complex, St.
Croix, has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 13, 2005.
The hearings are scheduled to begin at 6 PM..




Legislative Session: 11.10.05

The 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands unanimously passed
Bill # 26-0178 To amend VI Zoning Map SCZ-3 to change the
Zoning Designation of #156 Estate Rust Op Twist from R-1 to
A-2. The Bill was sent to the Governor of the Virgin Islands for
his signature and enactment of the Bill.

Bill Signing 11.25.05

Honorable Charles Wesley Turnbull Governor of the United
States Virgin Islands signed Bill 26-0178 into law on
Novemmber 25, 2005




Licence Issued  9.26.06

Virgin Islands Department Of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
issues a licence to
iii & associates, inc D/B/A
Neptune's Nursery  9.26.06.



Water Permit Issued 11.29.06

Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority grants iii &
associates, inc.
D/B/A Neptune's Nursery our request
to purchase Seawater from the St. Croix Power Plant Facility.
Latest News
09.21.05
iii & associates, inc., is granted a
Legislative Public Hearing at the Legislature
Building Lagoon Street Complex at 5PM in
the town of Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin
Islands.

09.19.05
The Legislative Public Hearing scheduled for
09.21.05 was rescheduled with a possible
tentative date in early October.

10.10.05
St. Croix Source Internet Newspaper article;
http://www.onepaper.com/stcroixvi/?v=d&i=&s=
News:Local&p=1105689456

10.13.05
The 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands,
Committee of the Whole, shall hold hearings
on the application to amend Official Zoning
Map No. SCZ-3 to Rezone Plot #156 Estate
Rust Op Twist, St. Croix from R-1 (Residential
- Low Density) to A-2 (Agricultural Zone). The
hearings shall begin at 6PM on October 13,
2005 at the Lagoon Street Complex,
Frederiksted, St. Croix.

10.13.05
The 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands,
Committee of the Whole, assembled to hear
testimony on the petitions to change zoning
maps. All seven St. Croix Senators, two from
St. Thomas and the President of the
Legislature expressed their  support for the
amendment to change the zone designation
at  #156 Estate Rust Op Twist from R-1 to A-2.
This Committee of the Whole shall assemble
to vote in 2-4 weeks to ratify their decision.

11.10.05
The 26th Legislature of the Virgin Islands in
Legislative Session in a Committee as a
Whole passed Bill # 26-0178 sponsored by
Senator Raymond "Usie" Richards to amend
the Official Zoning Map SCZ-3 to Rezone
#156 Estate Rust Op Twist, St. Croix from R-1
to A-2. The vote was a unanimous 12 Yays
and three absent. Bill #26-0178 was
forwarded to the Governor Charles Wesley
Turnbull for his signature.

11.25.05
The Honorable Charles Wesley Turnbull
Governor of the US Virgin Islands signs Bill
26-0178 To amend the existing Zoning Map
SCZ-3 into Law. We are awaiting hard copy to
insert in our Minor Land and Water Permit to
install a Marine Hatchery in St. Croix, US
Virgin Islands. We are very hopeful of our
passage of the CZM Permit in early 2006

09.26.06

The Virgin Islands Department of Licencing
and Consumer Affairs issues a Mariculture
Licence to
iii & associates inc. D/B/A
Neptune's Nursery to operate a
Mariculture Venture in the US Virgin Islands
the first of it's kind in the Territory.

11.29.06

The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
grants
iii & associates, inc. D/B/A
Neptune's Nursery our request to
purchase Seawater from the The St. Croix
Power Plant facility

iii & associates, inc.
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