Sylvester Stallone He wants to keep moving forward with plans to build an underwater barrier near his Palm Beach home, despite the anger of neighbors in his affluent waterfront community.
Stallone, 78, is reportedly planning to build a seaweed barrier in the Intracoastal Waterway next to his $35 million mansion, according to the British Daily Mail. Palm Beach Post.
In what appears to be a necessary environmental project to keep debris and seaweed out of the waterway, “the overall purpose of the project is to exclude boaters” from being near the property, a public notice from Army Corps male. Seagrasses are listed as a secondary concern.
Neighbors were reportedly surprised by a request for proposal from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which stated they had until 5 p.m. on Christmas Day to comment on Stallone's project, according to the outlet.
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Sylvester Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin want to build an underwater barrier near their home in Palm Beach, Florida. (Mireya Akimento/Getty Images for amfAR)
The “Rocky” actor's request also included a request to lease state land because of the location of the state-owned barrier, according to records.
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“He bought a beautiful property,” Stallone's neighbor, Bradford Gary, told the outlet, describing the house as “one of the most beautiful West Indies houses” in the North End. “I can understand why you want to protect it. But you can't stake your claim and think you own the water.”
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Stallone's representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
In 2021, Stallone was confirmed as the buyer of the sprawling lot A $35 million house Located on approximately 1.5 lakefront acres, it faces over 250 feet of shoreline with a dock.
The total living space — including the main house, guest house and pool pavilion near the keyhole-shaped pool in the backyard — is more than 13,000 square feet. Between the main and guest spaces, the property has seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
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Records show the request to build the wall was submitted in January 2023, with plans received by the Army Corps in August. A month-long public comment period began on October 24, during which a question was asked regarding manatee entanglement and the proposed project's impacts on seagrasses.
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin have been married for 27 years. (Amy Sussman)
“The Corps is reviewing the purpose of the project to determine whether the use of the barrier for the purpose of deterring boaters within the public waterway is permissible,” an Army Corps spokesman said, according to the Palm Beach Post.
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For residents Susan Gary and her husband, Bradford, the public comment period notice was only received in the mail recently, long after the window had closed for them to raise concerns.
“Usually when your neighbors are doing something that we find in Palm Beach, they usually call you,” Gary said. “A lot of neighbors are worried.”
Last year, Stallone spoke about his decision to move to the East Coast after building his career and family Los Angeles. In the opening scenes of his Netflix documentary “Sly,” Stallone spoke about the decision to transition, saying it was beneficial to his creativity.
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“I wasn't moving because I wanted another nice view.” Anytime you change that paradigm that you're used to, it's literally starting that process all over again, he explained.
Flavin also explained that change was the primary factor in their move, rather than any concern about crime rates Expressed by some celebrities.
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“There's crime everywhere, and there's crime in Florida too, so I didn't move because of crime,” the mother of three said. “You can find it anywhere you look, even in small towns.”
“I think California is probably the most beautiful state in the United States. I absolutely love it, but I just needed a change. I felt like I'd been there long enough, and life is short, so I wanted to make a change. And not just sit in one house for the rest of it.” my life.”
