Just a very short distance away from the Riviera Beach Marina, Rybovich is a prominent position on the waterfront.
According to its website, "In May of 2007, Rybovich was designated a "Clean Marina" by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Clean Boating Partnership. This is a prestigious honor that has only been bestowed upon 44 marinas state wide and reinforces Rybovich's commitment to protecting our environment."
We also have no doubt that Rybovich is an asset to Palm Beach County and has created jobs.
Senior Huizenga is the founder of AutoNation, Waste Management and Boca Resorts, and he was the initial owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team and an owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, in which he still owns a five percent stake. He is a successful businessman, entrepreneur and part of the American Dream, starting his career with a single garbage truck in 1968.
Now Wayne Junior wants to be a "good neighbor." He dropped his $10 million dollar lawsuit that was initiated when he didn't originally get his way in the November 2, 2010 vote. "No" is a tough word to digest especially to the silver spooned. Instead he now says that he will build on his own property one mile north of the Riviera Beach Marina. We know that he will have "an in" with local, county, state and federal officials to get his permitting and all that this mega operation will entail. The first time it took him three years; this time he says that they know how to do it and it will take one. It pays to have friends in high places and a bunch of bucks.
And now that he will be building on his own property, (why didn't he want to do that to begin with?) we have no problem with Rybovich as long as building into the Intracoastal is permitted by the U.S. Corp of Engineers and the DEP and those pesky permits are obtained.
Who is to say, since the Riviera Beach political climate has changed, what will be next in Riviera Beach.
8 comments:
The Boca Resort was built in the early 1900's. Huizenga wasn't the founder. The original owner of the Miami Dolphins was Joe Robbie, not Wayne Huizenga.
Your mantra is "let the people vote". Well the residents in Riviera Beach were allowed to vote. You don't like the result so now there's a problem?
Who exactly is the "we" that "have no problem" with Rybovich "building".
Even though facts don't mean much in Lake Worth, it's all about the facts baby, all about the facts.
Why is that some people have a lot of trouble reading? Perhaps they want to read what they think it says rather than what it actually says. Not sure. Perhaps they are just nit-pickers. Maybe they always "have to be right." Or maybe they are just miserable and domineering or the smartest guy on the block. Who knows? One of them for sure.
Boca Resorts owned The Boca Resort & Country Club. I believe that is the property to which you refer? Everyone knows Joe Robbie was the original owner of the Miami Dolphins.
This has nothing to do with the vote result. It has everything to do with some people who use their money to go around a Charter Amendment that was just passed to get their desired end and suing citizens, etc.
Facts mean a lot in LW so please get yours straight. I don't mind someone I know sending me information that will correct something I have written but to put it on the blog in order to be Mr. Big Shot, is another thing.
We try our best here to get it right. Sometimes we don't.
P.S. to answer your question on the "we"--
It is all those who agree with my opinion.
Wikipedia: The editorial "we"
The editorial we is a similar phenomenon, in which editorial columnists in newspapers and similar commentators in other media refer to themselves as we when giving their opinions. Here, the writer has once more cast himself or herself in the role of spokesman: either for the media institution who employs him, or more generally on behalf of the party or body of citizens who agree with the commentary.
"We" actually think this is a pretty good post.
The road to the final result was torturous, but as a member of the boating industry I view having the Riviera Beach Marina remain open and Rybovich building the new facility as a "win / win" result.
It's worth noting that Michael Rybovich has left the company Huizenga owns and has purchased the run down E&H Boat Works in Palm Beach Gardens. He plans to build and maintain yachts their. It's a good turn around for a decapitated waterfront property.
For a long time the increasing taxes on waterfront fueled by over development has been crippling smaller operations like the one he is opening in Palm Beach Gardens, we wish him luck.
On another note the approvals from the Army Corps of Engineers for development and dredging that the new Rybovich facility are difficult and expensive to secure, no matter what your last name is, or how much money you have.
Tom McGow
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The "road to the final result" perhaps was "tortuous" for you as you attempted to re-write my blog. This one was done purely to show you the proximity of Rybovich to Riviera Beach. Huizenga was the one who said it would take him one year to get the permits this time, not three years as before. :)
You are right, the Rybovich Marina is a little more than a mile south of the Riviera Beach Marina, I have worked at both locations.
I don't think I would characterize posting my options here as attempting to rewrite your blog, but as you say, it's your blog.
My comment regarding the Army Corps of Engineers permit is based on my experience which include developing a marina quite a few years ago. The owner of that project was a well known and wealthy individual and while the local building permits were easily obtained, dealing with the Corps was long and difficult. I think Huizenga is a bit over optimistic regarding the time frame.
Tom
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