Plans for balloon tower in George Town

(CNS Business): An application to the Central Planning Authority (CPA) is being met with some surprise by the local business community in the country’s capital, which has described the application for a balloon tower as “ludicrous”. Near neighbours in George Town who received notification of the proposed elevator tower at Margaritaville that will, if permitted, reach an estimated 220 feet high, have been left flabbergasted at the proposal, which is described as a tourist attraction. According to the proposal the actual tower would be 192-feet tall, but with the addition of a balloon it will pass two hundred feet, protruding from the capital’s skyline and making it by far the tallest building on the island. Read more on CNS Business