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City staff outlines $10 million marina investment and limits to creating new riverfront access
Summary
Staff told the board the city is concentrating a roughly $10,000,000 investment on a single parcel to expand marina capacity and dry-stack storage, and said broad new waterfront acquisition is not feasible at this time due to rising property costs.
City staff briefed the board on waterfront access options and said the comp plan did not alter future land use along the river; most riverfront areas are built out and broad acquisition is not financially feasible. Instead, staff described two concentrated projects: the Jones Fish Camp marina and a near-Boston Whaler parcel that will receive dry-stack storage and nearly 100 slips through a roughly $10,000,000 investment.
Staff warned that while those investments increase boating capacity in specific locations, they do not equate to widespread new public riverfront access because rising property values on Riverside Drive make incremental purchases prohibitive. Board members asked whether the projects would increase public access and staff said the program is focused on concentrated redevelopment rather than broad land acquisition.
