For the first time ever, the township has sold out all of the slips at Traders Cove Marina, the former derelict boatyard purchased by the township and turned into a park and working marina.
Mayor John Ducey said now that the marina is completed – with a full array of floating docks and other equipment – the township is using the 2015 summer season as a barometer to project whether the taxpayers would be better served by the township renting out slips using its own employees or leasing out operations to a private company.
The idea was floating before the start of this boating season, but officials ultimately decided to get a better handle on the township’s own costs so they could be better compared to the revenue that could be brought in by contracting out.
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“We have different personnel working there,” said Ducey. “Rather than having kids we have some older gentlemen and ladies with experience working there. We’re trying to get a grasp of what we can bring in on our own.”
A decision will be made over the winter on how the township should proceed. Meanwhile, bids are still being sought for a restaurant and potential banquet facility at the site that would be constructed by a private enterprise.