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In 2000, ABC7 News I-Team reporter Dan Noyes followed Kennedy to the Bahamas to get a tour of the proposed Clifton Point development. Bahamian officials warned that he "should be careful while meddling in a domestic matter" and threatened to block Kennedy from coming into the country.
"This area will be million-dollar homes, basically wall to wall," said Kennedy.
Kennedy believed the project would destroy the fragile coral reef.
Watch the video in the media player above to how the fight unfolded to protect that area.