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Tortuga Dunes Awards 7-day Caribbean Cruise for Two

Interested buyers win the grand prize giveaway

Winner

Tortuga Dunes awarded a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise for two to Lisa and Steve McCombs of San Antonio.

After visiting the Tortuga Dunes booth at the Corpus Christi International Boat Show last summer, the McCombs participated in a drawing for prizes including the grand reward giveaway of a Royal Caribbean cruise on the Voyager of the Seas.

Heading out of Galveston on December 14, 2008, The 7-night Western Caribbean cruise will take the McCombs to Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico; and back to Galveston.

Congratulations to the McCombs!

Applications for next year’s cruise has started. Please visit the Contact Us page and sign up to be the next cruise prize winner!

Padre Island Developer Approved to Start Building

Tortuga Dunes will start subdivision before finishing sewer lift station

CORPUS CHRISTI — February 19th, 2008 Developers of a resort subdivision planned on Padre Island received approval to start building before finishing a sewer lift station.

That move needed city approval because it doesn’t follow usual protocol - that the lift station and other utilities are complete before subdivision construction starts.

The subdivision, Tortuga Dunes, calls for about 100 homes near Zahn Road and State Highway 361.

Speaking for the Tortuga Dunes developers, David Underbrink of Naismith Engineering said the lift station could take up to two years to finish. The plan calls to start construction on both the subdivision and the lift station at the same time, he said.

The agreement approved Tuesday allows developers to temporarily tap into a city water line while building model homes, some common areas, including swimming pools, bath houses, decks and dune walkover and a sales center. Developers must set up temporary wastewater services and pay for the city water used.

The subdivision plans call for moving some sand dunes, which provide essential natural protection from storms and erosion.

How sand dunes are moved and replaced during development falls under the county’s jurisdiction, but City Councilman Michael McCutchon asked several questions regarding this.

His brother serves as chairman of the county group that oversees dune changes.

Michael McCutchon said the project was an exemplary example of how stormwater should be handled to prevent erosion in a sensitive environment. He also expected the moving and replacement of dunes to turn out well.

“Right now it looks like a strip mining operation, but when it’s done it’s going to look like a dune ridge that protects the property,” he said.

Coastal Living Magazine Interview on site at Tortuga Dunes

August 21st 2007

Coastal Living Representative Dawn Bar stands over the new model of the proposed Tortuga Dunes Masterplan. Also pictured are Charlie Kuper of Kuper Sotheby's Realty who is marketing the project and Eric Whittington of Dublin and Associates.

Work Underway on New Mustang Island Community!

February 5th 2008

MSNBC screenshot

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Tortuga Dunes Presents the Model at the Austin and San Antonio Boat Shows

January 28th 2008

Austin Boat Show

Welcome Center Open!

November 21st 2007

On Thanksgiving day, the doors officially opened to the Tortuga Dunes Welcome Center! Please stop by to see our development model display to get a feel for what lies in store for Tortuga Dunes. Our staff is available daily to provide you information on the community and its progress.

Our Welcome Center under construction
Our Welcome Center freshly opened