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‘Caretaker’ places lien on Emilio Wilson Estate
by The Daily Herald
Posted: Feb 3, 2006 14:04 UTC
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CUL DE SAC - A lien was placed on Emilio Wilson Estate Tuesday by “caretaker” Max Arndell for non-payment for services rendered since the death of estate owner Emilio Wilson in 2002.
Arndell is claiming US $200,000 from estate heirs for the continued upkeep of the property to date, his attorney Monique Hofman of Bermon Law Office told The Daily Herald Thursday. The caretaker has been with the estate since before Wilson died.
According to information gathered by this newspaper, the heirs are two American women with no family ties to the late Emilio Wilson or his family. They apparently inherited the estate from Wilson’s brother Granville, who was in a nursing home in the United States. One of the heirs is associated with the nursing home.
The estate has been embroiled in heated debate since last year, as plans to development a residential community there by a company called Emilio Wilson Estate B.V. drew vehement outcry from cultural, heritage and environmental awareness activists, as it represents the last remaining site from the plantation era.
The property has several points of historical interest, such as the ruin of the first governor of the island John Philips, for whom Philipsburg was named.
Attempts are being made by Foundation for the Management and Conservation of Emilio Wilson Estate (EWEF) and government to purchase the property for preservation and conservation as a heritage park for posterity.
The foundation is in contact with international funding agencies, while government is exploring several options, including discussions with Environmental Protection In the Caribbean (EPIC) which is seeking land on the island to buy and protect.
Meanwhile, there is another court case pending related to the estate. Emilio Wilson Estate B.V. filed an administrative appeal in December in the Court of First Instance against government’s “fictitious denial” of its planning permit for a residential development on the estate.
Based on administrative procedure law LAR, if government does not provide an answer to a permit request in the stipulated six week period after submission, the petitioning party can assume “fictitious denial” and appeal on this ground.
Meanwhile, EWEF queried in a statement Wednesday why the permit hadn’t simply been denied after an Island Council motion of September 20, 2005, called for the Executive Council to explore the possibilities of buying the land, which was part of the Industry/Golden Rock Plantation in Cul de Sac.
In a recent statement, Environmental Development and Property Management Commissioner Roy Marlin, who play an integral part in the Emilio Wilson saga, said government was awaiting an archaeological survey report from Dr. Jay Haviser before a decision could be made on the issuance of a permit.
Haviser should deliver his report this month.
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