A lot of that has changed, and we've told Mayor Longo and the aldermen that if we don't build (a marina) now, we'll never do it.

I told him that if he ran (for governor) his bipartisan honeymoon as mayor would come to an end and partisanship would dominate quickly.

We were assured that that information would go to the mayor.

Nobody has changed their stories from what they told The Times.

There's lots of stuff in these waters that can hurt you - tin, nails, glass and steel. There's probably broken sewer lines. You can put your hand in the water but, if you get cut, go put some antibiotic on it.

There's no reason why you couldn't have sandwich shops and bait shops all around that area. This is about rebuilding a tax base that is gone, and this is certainly a fast way to start bringing it back.