By Tony Kukulich
The Post And Courier
Mayor Kevin Phillips pulled no punches when he addressed a letter to Safe Harbor Marinas enumerating a long list of concerns about the current state of development of the town’s port.
Safe Harbor purchased the 317-acre site along Battery Creek just over two years ago from the prior owner, Grey Ghost Properties, LLC. The purchase was completed in two transactions totaling $20.5 million, according to county records.
Phillips noted in his Dec. 14 letter that Safe Harbor’s purchase was announced with great fanfare and said residents viewed the transaction as a welcome change after years of wasted opportunity by the property’s prior owners. Plans were made to develop a first-class marina that included residential and commercial elements.
Since that time, the relationship between the town and developer/owner appears to have soured, at least for the moment.
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