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Waterfront-Related Council Items

Via K7Waterfront: Two waterfront-related items (see pg 48 of 56) are on Tuesday’s Council agenda:

The city wants to renew a 5-year lease with The Crown for Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH) land and land underwater. The rental rate is ”20% of the marina’s annual gross revenue”, or a payment of $75,848 in 2008.
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3Nov2009 | Steven Black | 0 comments | Continued
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Waterfront Agenda Items

As posted on K7waterfront.org, there are three notable waterfront-related agenda items for the next City Council meeting scheduled on the 6th of October 2009. Highlights are as follows:
1.  Waterfront-related items listed in the Recreation & Leisure Services Department 2009-2010 Priorities are either stalled, or token.  They include:

Design of the Breakwater beach area (2010).  The Mass [...]

5Oct2009 | Steven Black | 3 comments | Continued
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Life’s a Beach

According to a report released today, Mayors along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway want to promote the use of, as well as tackle environmental issues associated with Great Lakes’ beaches. Surprisingly, the 44-page report titled A Mayors’ Collaborative Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes, has not garnered much attention in the media [...]

6May2009 | Steven Black | 1 comment | Continued
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Lake Ontario Park Revitalization

As reported by K7 Waterfront, the City of Kingston has posted a token 4-question online survey concerning the revitalization of Lake Ontario Park. Additionally, two public meetings will be held at the Invista Centre, on 21 Jan from 7 to 9 pm, and 25 Mar 09 respectively.
Let’s hope this isn’t just public consultation theatre [...]

7Jan2009 | Steven Black | 0 comments | Continued