I sure got some crazy looks and probably a little eye rolling today with my "No" vote on the new moorage rates @ PoB.
The rates were well vetted by the Marina Advisory Board.
Here's what I supported: rate increases to begin paying into a $50 million harbor upgrades.
What I didn't support: rate increases for weblocker pricing on Active Commercial Fishermen (ACF).
I hoped for a robust debate with the commission, which pretty much happened but I had hoped to pull the weblocker question out of the conversation so we could delve into the issues much more deeply. That was not met with support by either commissioner nor the executive director.
I'm not sure what the rush was to decide. The budget process hasn't begun and we can more easily add or subtract numbers in the budget creation process than we can change our policies or rates on the weblockers. In fact, we could spend a couple months evaluating the weblockers and still have several months to work that outcome into next year's budget.
So, the vote goes 2-1.
