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(Antigua News Room)<\/strong> A homeowner said he intends to rebuild what authorities said was an illegal infinity plunge pool in Maroma Bay.<\/p>

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The Nelson\u2019s Dockyard National Park collaborated with the Development Control Authority (DCA) to destroy the structure on August 5.<\/p>\n

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National Park said the structure \u201cdid not benefit from the requisite approval as required by the National Parks Act of 1985, Section 5 and the NPA Regulations of 2012.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>

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\u201cPart of the foundation of the pool was constructed in the water and had it gone ahead would have resulted in significant changes to the coastal dynamics of the area\u201d, they added.<\/p>

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But the homeowner,\u00a0Roger Rosenfeld told state media he believed he had a right to build the structure bordering his property.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t think I needed any permission and I\u2019ll tell you why because I also found in the code that the purpose of the Development Control Authority in Antigua was stated as to control the development of land and I took the position when I read that, that I wasn\u2019t developing land. I was building a facility bordering the land and the sea at the high watermark\u201d, Rosenfeld said.<\/p>

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The structure reportedly served to prevent further erosion to his property from the sea, restrict Sargassum seaweed from gathering near the land and for Rosenfeld to soak his lower body three times a day.<\/p>\n

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The man has reportedly submitted a request to DCA for permission to rebuild the structure, which reportedly cost him $60,000 to construct the first time.<\/p>

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\u201cI am going to have the same need I had before I built it. It did not go away with their destruction on my property and I\u2019m fully determined to rebuild what I was given the opportunity to see work for two weeks\u201d, Rosenfeld said.<\/p>

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