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11/30/2004 8:39:37 PM
 
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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Swim/Racquet Marina Msg# 155879
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After following the furor over the proposed expansion of the marina at the Swim & Racquet Club, a naive new resident like myself might wonder if the directors were being suspected of trying to get their hands in the public till to obtain thousands of dollars of personal benefits for themselves, friends, or political supporters. I am sure that is not an impression the directors really want to nurture. Is there any way to avoid that appearance other than to match or exceed commercial dock charges? How are the lucky few dock renters selected? Is there any limit on the length of time a renter can continue to use a slip before relinquishing it to someone on a waiting list? Does anyone have even the foggiest idea of the portion of the sales price of a house that might be attributed to the existence of an HOA-owned marina? Is that amount larger or smaller than the cumulative portions of assessments to pay for the marina over, say, a 20 year period? |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: General Manager Dave Ferguson presentation on near final plans for the Swim/Racquet Club Marina expansion to accommodate a total of 77 slips. Following Ferguson's presentation the board opened the floor to public comments. Nearly all were negative, with the exception of Bob Abele, Chairman of the Marine Activities Advisory Committee. His committee has suggested the board build the marina. Abele, while voicing support, provided an excellent reason why it should not be built. Given only an additional 57 or so slips, a waiting list of about 100, and 2400 or so people Abele says would want slips, it makes little sense to spend $500,000 to satisfy 57 people with subsidized slips while covering land around the area with a new parking lot and upsetting many who live in the immediate area. By way of background, the board previously authorized the expenditure of $25,000 to have design plans completed and submitted for a permit. However, the board says it has not decided whether to build the marina or not. Many cannot understand this reasoning, akin to cart before the horse. President Dan Stachurski says obtaining a permit must come first so we can know if a marina can be built. The board appears to be of one mind on this. Others suggest the board should have first determined what, if anything, they wanted to build and then proceed with obtaining a permit. If a permit were denied, so be it. If the decision is not to expand the marina, then we would have saved $25,000. Click the thumbnail image or link below to see thios segment of the OPA meeting. Reply to this message if you would like to comment pro or con on the project.
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