Plans to rebuild the beloved yet dilapidated Causeway Shack on Cedar Bonnet Island have been held up for many reasons, but as owner Chet Atkins explains, it mostly comes down to money.
“People haven’t stepped up to the plate,” said Atkins. “There’s been a lot of people huffing and puffing and talking about the Shack, but when it really comes down to it, no one is really willing to help. I do have a group of contractors willing to do it at cost, but we’re not going to pay for the cost. It’s the kind of situation where everyone was asking, ‘What are you going to do?’ And now we know what to do, but can’t do it.”
Atkins is owner of Jersey Outdoor Media, a company that owns the billboard immediately adjacent to the Shack. Atkins proved title of the Shack last year after several years of research and thousands of dollars in lawyer fees.
The estimated cost for the Shack’s restoration is $25,000. Donations have been made through jerseyoutdoor.com to a link for the Shack fund, though Atkins is surprised at the lack of larger donations.
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“People haven’t stepped up to the plate,” said Atkins. “There’s been a lot of people huffing and puffing and talking about the Shack, but when it really comes down to it, no one is really willing to help. I do have a group of contractors willing to do it at cost, but we’re not going to pay for the cost. It’s the kind of situation where everyone was asking, ‘What are you going to do?’ And now we know what to do, but can’t do it.”
Atkins is owner of Jersey Outdoor Media, a company that owns the billboard immediately adjacent to the Shack. Atkins proved title of the Shack last year after several years of research and thousands of dollars in lawyer fees.
The estimated cost for the Shack’s restoration is $25,000. Donations have been made through jerseyoutdoor.com to a link for the Shack fund, though Atkins is surprised at the lack of larger donations.
http://thesandpaper.villagesoup.com/news/story/causeway-shack-future-looking-shaky/831048