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It's another lovely day in Mayport! Special Meeting Update: Concerns have been circulating in the form of two different letters regarding the lighthouse and other topics. Here are the facts about MWP’s connection to the lighthouse as presented by MWP board member Bill Gulliford: Let’s talk about the rumor that moving the St. Johns Lighthouse is imminent. Here are excerpts from a letter that was circulated recently. “Information has reached me that there are plans afoot to move the St. Johns lighthouse and that someone from the Partnership has already met with the Navy and a contractor about moving the lighthouse…to my knowledge those plans were ever publicly discussed or voted on by members of the partnership at a public meeting”. Now here are the facts. In 2001 there was a bid of $600K+ to move the lighthouse and I received a copy of that bid when I was on the council I announced at a recent Partnership board meeting I was going to investigate, with the people who provided that original bid, as to what it might cost now to move it now, which I did. They came back with a cost of $11,000. to develop a quotation and specific plan to move it. Beyond that there has been little activity regarding moving the lighthouse and no formal endorsement to do the same from the Partnership. So here is what it would take to move the lighthouse: 1. $11,000. To develop a plan and overall cost to move it. 2. Permission from the Navy to move it off their property. 3. Addressing the issue of potentially disturbing the burials around the vicinity of the lighthouse 4. Permission from the Navy to waive the 50+ foot height restriction agreed upon by the City of Jacksonville for any new location for the lighthouse. 5. Permission and legislation by the City of Jacksonville to site it on a parcel on the riverfront. 6. Finding a source of what would probably be a cost of $2M or more to move it. As you can see, the rumor that moving the lighthouse is imminent ranks right up there with Bigfoot being spotted at Singleton’s eating lunch. Bill Gulliford If you want to attend the monthly meetings of the Mayport Waterfront Partnership, join us on Tuesday, December 12th at 8:00 a.m. at the Community Center, 4875 Ocean Street, Mayport, FL 32233. #mayportwaterfrontpartnership #mayport #mayportvillage #lighthouse #floridalighthouse #mayportlighthouse

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