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After months of delay, council gives boathouse operator a week to sign a settlement or city will seek demo permit
Summary
Council set a firm timetable in a long public exchange over the Kearns Group boathouse lease: the city attorney was given seven days to obtain a settlement agreement allowing demolition, after which the city will apply for demolition permits and, if no concession agreement is signed within 30 days, begin an RFP process.
Council took decisive action Aug. 6 to resolve a long‑running dispute over the boathouse concession that has followed an October fire and months of negotiations. The item has been on and off council agendas for nearly a year in various forms as the city and the Kearns Restaurant Group negotiated a new concessionaire agreement and contractor access to demolish the damaged structure.
Why it matters: The partially standing structure is adjacent to public shoreline and the city said the building posed an increasing public‑safety risk during hurricane season. At the same time, the city attorney warned that demolishing the structure without an agreement could compromise evidence and the city’s legal position if litigation ensued under the existing lease.
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