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Port staff outlines revised America’s Cup plan, Port to shoulder waterfront improvements as bases shift toward Pier 80
Summary
Port staff told the Port Commission that demolition at Pier 27 is underway and that the America’s Cup event authority plans to move team industrial bases toward Pier 80; the Port would fund improvements at Piers 27–29 and potentially Piers 30–32, with public review and Board of Supervisors and BCDC steps scheduled.
Bridal Benson, Special Projects Manager for the Port of San Francisco, told the Port Commission on March 14 that the America’s Cup event authority and Mayor had confirmed the event will continue in 2012–13 but with a proposed move of team industrial bases to Pier 80 and changes to the development plan. Benson said demolition at Pier 27 has begun for the James R. Hermann cruise terminal and the Port will host a meet‑and‑greet for neighbors on March 20 at 3:30 p.m. at Pier 29½.
Benson said the development portion of the previously negotiated deal will not proceed and, as a result, the Port expects to undertake required improvements to the Piers 27–29 complex that…
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