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City Council 12 Oct

Business Friendly

Leveling the field

 

  Performance

Mayor Herb Pond was in great form:

Either as the great explainer –or was it that he just talked too much?

 

While the policy on public property leasing was center stage – the Area A Crab talk was more informative

 

 

 

Geoff Gould explains the importance of Crab to local economy

Looked like he was having fun, too.
The Area A Crab Association hired a consultant to clearly explain the economic impact of Hecate’s Dungeness Crab to local economy.

Full story is available online as a PDF and only about 14 pages

41 boats; 162 jobs each averaging about 60T$/ year --- that’s about 10M$ in wages or about 31M$ when trucking etc rolled in.

Only dark clouds (threats) on horizon is Oil and Gas (fear of spills, seismic, etc. Plus NaiKun wind mills which seem imminent and little consultation

 

 

Bob’s On the Rocks

All said it will cost about $21,330 for use of 200 sq ft. next year might be 12 months duration but for now only summer months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by LG on 10/13/2004

Last updated on Wednesday, October 13, 2004