Sylvester Stallone has scrapped his original plan to build an underwater barrier near his Palm Beach home.
Stallone made the plea Thursday at a City Council meeting in Palm Beach after angering several neighbors in the wealthy waterfront community.
Stallone has previously expressed concerns about marine life and water quality on the Palm Beach coast near his $35 million mansion.
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“Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone has abandoned his original plan to build an underwater barrier near his Palm Beach home. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket, Getty Images)
“We wanted this back. This is almost a sanctuary,” Stallone, 78, said. palm beach post.
“You guys are great neighbors and you've lived here for a long time…We respect your work and the way you look at this,” Stallone said, adding that the barrier plan was “just a It wasn't for vanity,” he added.
The “Rocky” star attended the town council meeting with his wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone, but neighbors remained angry about his message and dismissed his complaint.
Stallone filed the lawsuit with his wife, Jennifer Flavin, before the Palm Beach City Council. (Getty Images)
“When you go out into the Channel and a big ship comes, you have to get out of the way right away,” the former US Army major general argued at the council, explaining how the barrier poses a security problem. .
“These barriers just trap the trash and push it further in,” agreed one long-time resident.
Board of Trustees Chairman Bobby Lindsay jokingly told Stallone, “It's hard being this famous.”
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“I think today we are being asked by residents not to support this particular application so we can see where this goes,” she said. “And as we do that, we at the same time hope that you will work with us to pursue some of these wrongdoings that are happening in our waterways.”
The talks ended with Stallone agreeing to withdraw the application.
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Representatives for Mr. Stallone did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Stallone's plan to build an underwater barrier in an intercostal canal near his sprawling Palm Beach home stems from an earlier application he submitted, which neighbors have been blind to, the paper said. It is reported that it has become.
The “Tulsa King” star's application also included a request to lease federal land because of the location of the state-owned barrier, records show. (Getty Images)
The Corps' public notice appears to be billing it as a necessary environmental project to keep debris and seaweed out of waterways, but states that “the overall purpose of the project” is to remove boaters from the vicinity of the site. It is being Seaweed is listed as a second concern.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's request for proposals states that residents in Stallone's neighborhood have until 5 p.m. on Christmas Day to comment on his project, the paper said.
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The “Tulsa King” star's application also included a request to lease federal land because of the location of the state-owned barrier, records show.
Records show the barrier application was submitted in January 2023 and plans were received by the Army Corps in August. A month-long public comment period began Oct. 24, with one question regarding manatee entanglement and the proposed project's impact on seagrass.
In 2021, Stallone was confirmed as the buyer of a sprawling $35 million lakefront home on nearly 1.5 acres of beach frontage with a dock and more than 250 feet of beach frontage. (Amy Sussman)
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“He bought a beautiful property,” Stallone's neighbor Bradford Gary told the outlet, calling the house “one of the finest in the West Indies” in the North End. “I understand why you want to protect the water. But you can't risk your rights and think you own the water.”
In 2021, Stallone was confirmed as the buyer of a sprawling $35 million lakefront home on nearly 1.5 acres of beach frontage with a dock and more than 250 feet of beach frontage.
Total living space is over 13,000 square feet, including the main house, guesthouse, and pool pavilion near the front-back circular pool in the backyard. Between the main and guest spaces are seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
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Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
