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"Armond Perretta" wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote:
Gogarty wrote:

... the marina at the Trump casino is state-owned and should be
inexpensive ...

Where can I get my hands on copy of the law that requires boat
ownership to be affordable? I've been looking for something like
that for many long years now.

I think the idea is that the state run marina shouldn't be making
big profits.

Well I should have said 'state owned' - and it wasn't MY idea, I was
just responding to person who said it should be inexpensive. IMHO, a
state facility should be run for the citizens of the area, and not be
an all-the-traffic-will-bear kind of place. Most state parks and the
like have reasonable fees.

Trump's is not a "state-run" marina. The land is owned by the state of NJ,
and management is by the Trump organization. Even if the facility were
"state-run," there is no reason it should avoid maximizing taxpayer
revenue. People who use the marina do so voluntarily.

Well maximizing profits means setting the rates so that the facility
is used to the maximum amount AFA possible, and being efficient with
personnel AFA is consistent with good service.

So Miamarina, which seems to have a plethora of employees, and in
which 3/4ths of the slips are empty would not seem to me to be either
efficient or to have set the rates correctly. And if I were an owner
of the surrounding businesses, I would be a bit upset about this.
Titusville OTOH has done a much better job of it.

There are quite a few people in NJ who don't own boats, and they are
probably not interested in subsidizing those who do.

If other marinas can make a profit while charging less, then I don't
know why Trumps has to charge so much more in order to break even.
Atlantis Marina on Paradise Island, Nassau charges $4.00/ft, but for
that you get admission to all the Atlantis attractions and can play
with all the beach toys.


grandma Rosalie