Letter: Supports city in lawsuit over Fish Island marina

Letter: Supports city in lawsuit over Fish Island marina



Bob Peissinger
Publication Date: 01/23/08


Editor: I love it. I just love it.

A developer who, after the fact, wants to install a dockage superstructure over public waterway surfaces and thereby rendering it "his" property, gets repeatedly turned down by the government of the people.

Now, in a show of anger and foot stamping, he wants to sue the government of the people "$9M suit planned over marina" in the Jan. 18 Record. One wonders just how much power and influence these developers have? Will the city of St. Augustine be intimidated? We shall see.

I have had a number of experiences with developers in the past and except for a few situations, they are generally out for whatever they can get and at whatever the cost to the public, the environment and to wildlife.

Apparently, this developer is now caught up in the real estate downturn and wants to bolster the saleability of Fish Island Development parcels by adding massive dockage over "our" waterways.

I believe the public should prevail in this matter. I think we don't need yet another marina, more dockage, more boats with nowhere to go in a hurricane, more pollution, more congestion and more damage to the delicate balance of nature.

Bob Peissinger

St. Augustine Beach


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