That 2 of the 3 were so incredibly impressed with the new Hotel Cape Charles to call it out specifically is overwhelmingly positive. I am sure that Southern LIving would have done the same, but their story was put to bed and to press long before the Hotel actually opened.

That the town wants to continue to push the issue of the glass railings is mind boggling to me. The USA Today story actually calls out the attractiveness of the facade of the building.

Do we really want to ruin all of this great publicity — that the town couldn’t afford to pay for in 10 years if they had to run paid ads — just to force the issue? The Hotel has done nothing but bring great economic benefit to the town. Give them a variance for the railings and let’s focus our energy on how to keep bringing these new visitors back year after year to help our little town thrive.

Let’s concentrate on how to move this great town forward to help it thrive again. Otherwise, our children may have just the remains, the “what used to be” of an old bayside town to look forward to in another 20 years.