GROVE BAY, BAD FOR BOATERS

     


      Miamians love their boats. I've had a few

myself and its always been great to work on 

them at the Grove Key Marina, next to Scotty's. 

It is a true "boatyard", one of the few places  

that you can haul your vessel out of the

water to work on it.

    The proposed Grove Bay development will

get rid of the Grove Key Marina.  If it passes in

the November 5th election, it's roomy southern

hanger -now used to store boats- will 

become a collection of retail stores. 

     Just north of Grove Key is the Grove 

Harbour Marina.  Under the proposal, the 

northern half of Grove Key will be absorbed into 

Grove Harbour.

     The Grove Harbour Marina is more  

expensive.  It caters to upper-class boaters, 

people who would never dream of working on  

on their own boats, and, if you did, such 

working-class behavior is now allowed there. 

If you need work done on your boat at Grove 

Harbour, you must hire their workers to do it. 

    Going from two marinas to one will,

-Create a marina monopoly 

-Make it harder, and more expensive, to have

  boats repaired, and

-Reduce the boat dry storage space in the 

  Grove, and,

-Double the waiting time to have your stored 

  boat launched.

    Even it you are not a boater, these things 

should concern you.  Our connection with

the sea is huge.  It has always been a big part 

Miami's of the Grove's history, heritage, and

economy.

    The Grove Bay proposal will eliminate the

Grove Key Marina.  It will replace it with a

Grove Harbour monopoly, and, just what the

Grove doesn't need, more places to shop.

    I hope you'll join me in voting 

"No" on November 5th, on the Grove Bay

proposal.   Don't let them destroy what we love

in the name of "progress". 

-Glenn Terry, The Grove guy