Christos Calivas, of citizens group SHIP (Sensible Harbor Infrastructure Plan) spoke for 24 minutes before the Rockland City Council on Sept 4, 2019 on Yachting Solutions LLC's plan and the future of Rockland Harbor. See YS plan map, belowTopics included: municipal channel, what a megayacht basin means, absentee investors driving the process; minuscule tax revenue for taking public land and secenic degradation. Full recording below map
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Part 1. 7min 50sec YS plan's challenge to the city channel
Part 2. 4min YS plan: Rockland as a Mega-yacht basin
Part 3. 3min 41sec YS project absentee investors take public land
Part 4. 3min 12 sec No real tax revenue from this facility
Part 5. 4min30sec Scenic degradation via mega-yachts to end
Mr. Calivas' presentation was very compelling. Let's hope the citizens of Rockland show up in droves at the next City Council meeting (which is on Monday, 09 Sept.) in protest. Thank you for making the presentation available to a wider audience.
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