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Commission grants temporary extension, opens wider review of Lake Davenport Sailing Club lease
Summary
After a lengthy public comment period, the Riverfront Improvement Commission approved a 90-day extension of the Lake Davenport Sailing Club lease at the current rate and directed staff to renegotiate lease terms, footprint and escalation schedule before returning with a revised draft.
Donald Orbach, commodore of the Lake Davenport Sailing Club, led a detailed public presentation asking the commission to reconsider recently approved rent escalators and lease language. Orbach described nine decades of the club’s riverfront presence, volunteer-built infrastructure and the club’s role in community sailing education and regattas.
“We would appreciate the Riverfront Improvement Commission looking at us as a partner in improving the Riverfront rather than just a tenant who you need to manage,” Orbach said, and asked why the city proposed a rent escalation that would raise the club’s per-year rent by roughly 67 percent over three years.
Background and concerns: Orbach said the club self-financed dredging, backfill, utilities and clubhouse construction across multiple historical sites, and that the…
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