. Environmental challenges with the ever increasing numbers of wild animals on the Island. . Maintenance of the Island and in this regard the Department of Arts and Culture and the Department of Public Works has proposed a Facilities Management Contract. . Growing visitor numbers and the demands that this put on the sensitive eco-system. . Financial sustainability . Unfunded mandates: This included Municipal Services, Border Patrol, Environmental Management, the School and the Post Office. . And the implementation of the Integrated Conservation Management Plan with its budgetary implications.