Can’t accept 90-unit limit and still afford marina too
Asks council for ‘consideration’
MANDEVILLE — The Sucette Harbor developer dropped a bombshell tonight saying that his firm would have to abandon plans for building or revitalizing the marina feature of the site plan if the 90-apartment limit placed on the project via amendment at the July 12th meeting stays in place.
The revelation came during a back-and-forth between council members and the developer team led by Woodward Interests President Bill Hoffman. Councilman at Large Rick Danielson asked Hoffman if he had any requests of the Council at the end of an exchange where council members had peppered him with issues and concerns.
Hoffman said the amendment offered by Councilman at Large Jason Zuckerman and adopted by the City Council 3-2 on July 12th created an economic feasibility issue for the project.
Hoffman indicated that the marina is a liability and it was always planned that it would be the first thing to go if need be.
“We said from the beginning we thought the marina was an amenity… We would request some consideration on this,” Hoffman said.
District I Councilwoman Rebecca Bush replied, “The revitalizing of the marina is pretty important.”
This is a developing story.
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Mandeville Daily 
William, you are presenting yourself as a journalist, but you have made known your position on this project with your juvenile “mic drop moment” at a meeting concerning this issue. Your comments are now opinion, nothing more.
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I,too, was at this evening’s meeting: Mr Kropog has reported the events accurately .
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I,too, was at tonight’s meeting: Mr Kropog was reported this event accurately.
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What meeting were you watching Mr. Lyons? This story is exactly what happened. it’s just fact after fact. Poin t to one factual error. Whhat did he get wrong ? Why don’t you leave the protecting of the developer to mr. Danielson. He seems to excel at that.
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Sounds like a veiled threat
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