Bobby made a valiant effort and he was a really good guy and we supported him, sometimes even financially when he needed it. We were a big cheerleader of his and he just had a hard time making a go of it. Part of it is when the town heads into the winter time, business just dries up. |
The Port has the land and we hope the commissioners will see some value, at least in the short run, to the community. The public-private partnership is pretty aggressive and pretty progressive and we're looking at it as truly a partnership with the Port. |
What we'd like to ask you to at least consider is a public-private partnership where LANCO puts up the capital to run it — $100,000 to $150,000 in the short run. We'd use our manpower to manage and operate the facility and the Port would give us the land in the short run. |