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Vol. 17, No. 46
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Yacht harbor turns away Rosemarie by Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent
Paul Koenig took over Captain Morgan’s Delta Adventures about one year ago, and a lot has changed since then. Though he’d expected to spend the autumn months touring passengers through the waterways around Discovery Bay, he has been spending his time relocating his boat, the Rosemarie, out of the Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor, and building a new business plan. Frank Morgan, who sold his Delta Adventures business to Koenig in January, had a yearly contract with the yacht harbor. When it came up for renewal this summer, Koenig thought his interactions with harbor management were going well and the contract would be renewed. “Every indication I got from them was that I had
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Paul and Debi Koenig, seen here at a community event earlier this year, did not have their lease renewed with the Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor and now operate their boat, The Rosemarie, in Lodi. checked all the boxes and more, we were looking forward to getting a new agreement in place,” Koenig said. “Apparently, own-
ership decided — maybe with input from lawyers — that they didn’t want any commercial operations of any sort going on
at the marina, including Captain Morgan’s.” Koenig said the three-day notice slapped on the Rosemarie’s hull the Thursday before Memorial Day “came out of the blue.” He immediately began looking for a new marina for his boat and business. But first, he had to cancel and refund almost $10,000 worth of booked cruises. He said he was able to run a few bookings during late summer out of Orwood Marina, but that location isn’t set up to be a permanent home, especially since they aren’t lit for night operations. His concern for the community he’s leaving behind colored his feelings about the future. “The downstream effect of not having our lease renewed is there is some business impact,” he said. “We drove a lot of business through the Boardwalk Grill and through the see Rosemarie page 22A
Shaping the design of Delta tunnel Mike Moran, seen here at Big Break Regional Shoreline where he is a supervising naturalist, was one of 19 people recently appointed to the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority Stakeholder Engagement Committee.
by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
As plans for a single tunnel in the Delta take shape, a new committee has been created to inform planners of the Delta Conveyance Project’s (DCP) expected impacts across a broad range of interests. The appointed members of the Stakeholder Engagement Committee (SEC) were announced last month by the board of the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA), and the first meeting of the group was planned for Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Isleton. The DCA was formed in May 2018 to manage the design and construction of
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what was then the California WaterFix, and is overseen by the California Department of Water Resources. “The Stakeholder Engagement Committee will give a much-needed voice to the opinions, expertise and concerns of Delta residents, business owners and other stakeholders as the DCA explores engineering and design proposals,” said Sarah Palmer, SEC chair and DCA board member. “The DCA is committed to transparent and robust outreach with the sharing of ideas that will incorporate local knowledge, history and geography into a world-class engineering project see Tunnel page 22A
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Board of supervisors looking for numerous citizens to advise on a range of issues.
November 15, 2019
Ringing In The Holidays
The Press offers a first look at the holidays this week, including food, gifts and more. Page 1B
Library Cafe Percolating
Brentwood Library’s on-site cafe, run by Big House Beans, is delayed but set to open soon. Page 4A
Cross-Country Champions
Heritage boys’ and girls’ crosscountry teams win BVAL titles. Page 15A Calendar............................. 23A Classifieds.......................... 19A Cop Logs............................. 14A Health & Beauty............... 10A Holiday Happenings ..........4B Opinion............................... 11A Pet of the Week.................. 6A Sports.................................. 15A
Art Fair
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Holiday art fair Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.