Kellerhals Ferguson Kroblin PIA; Royal Palms Professional Building. 9053 Estate Thomas, Suite 101, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802 340.779.2564 Telephone I 1.888.316.9269 Fax I www.kellfer.com August 8, 2017 Via Hand & Electronic Delivery Dawn L Henry, Esq. Commissioner Department of Planning and Natural Resources 8100 Lindberg Bay, Suite 61 Cyril E. King Airport Terminal Building 2nd Floor St. Thomas, VI 00802 Dawn.FienOtiparrigor Re: Great St. James Sargassum Issue Dear Attorney Henry: On behalf of Great St. Jim, LLC, we are requesting permission from your agency to utilize a mini excavator and trackhoe to remove significant amounts of sargassum which have blanketed the shorelines of Great St. James. The work will be undertaken by employees of Great St. Jim, LLC and we anticipate that it will be completed in two (2) weeks. We ask that you expedite approval of our request as we are becoming increasingly concerned as, among other things, the decomposition worsens and the threat of harmful bacterial blooms increases. We welcome the opportunity to discuss our request further should it be necessary. Very truly yours, Erika Kellerhals cc: Vonetta Norman, Esq. via Vonettallorman@Ontrigov EFTA00792794