Navy wants to bid out pier

Florida Keys News - Key West Citizen

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Navy wants to bid out pier

HTA still shuttling Outer Mole tourists

BY GWEN FILOSA Citizen Staff
gfilosa@keysnews.com

In a bombshell announcement Wednesday night, the City Commission learned that the Navy wants to put out to bid the lease to its Outer Mole pier rather than automatically renew its agreement with Key West, which relies on the pier as a cruise ship hub.

"We should have a very high sense of outrage over this process," City Attorney Shawn Smith told the commission, which met Wed...

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Of course.

Submitted on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 10:56pm by Cruz

Of course they're bidding out. That's the smart thing to do.

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Free Market

Submitted on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 8:14am by 666

The Navy should bid out The Pier. That's the free market and we want to be sure our Government assets are getting the best return possible. Right? Also Commissioner Rossi, the correct English is "there aren't a lot of options."

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The old "Key West Squeeze" :

Submitted on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 7:26am by none

Sounds like politics as usual at the City Commission meeting. Old Ed and Chris are getting the big squeeze. Bringing in the United States Navy as a "playa" is interesting. 1) WHO....exactly....does the Navy think that they can lease that pier to? That's funny. 2) It would...however....make a lot of sense.....if you REALLY think about it....for HTA to be forced to have drop off points throughout the city......and NOT just in front of their souvenier shop. "Share the love". It would be interesting as well.....to avoid another favoritism issue.....or law suit....by opening up the crusie ship shuttle contract.......to everybody. Hell......it could only SAVE THE CITY MONEY. (That would be different.)

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Circus

Submitted on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 6:53am by Jo Mama

Nice to see the circus is still in town. The elephant manure it is producing is breathtaking. Any TV producer worth his salt would develop a reality show based on this circus. I'm certain the ratings would exceed all expectations.