Marina del Paul
Marina del Rey at a Crossroads
Proposed changes to the marina's local coastal plan threaten the marina as we know it.
Is Marina del Rey slated to become a waterfront theme park? Or will it continue to fulfill its original purpose as a recreational boating harbor, now the biggest in the world? The new Marina del Rey Local Coastal Plan, which will be considered Wednesday by the county's regional planning committee, trades land development for the interests of the public for which the marina was built, boaters who love the sea. Go back 50 years to the legislation that established the small boat harbor at Playa del Rey inlet in Venice, California. The intent was to "Provide all necessary slips, and slip facilities for the repair, service and supply of small craft on terms reasonable and equal to all …" "The harbor would be built almost wholly for the benefit…
john printy
2:42 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Yes I do think that Boaters in dock, and live in Marina del rey should have some say, instead of these developers having the last say, and what there going to build, I personaly think that there should be a happy medium in all this instead of all this legal rangling going on between bosters, and Developers that want to build Near the water, so I think that there should be a meeting between … more ›