A.G. Gancarski
Hurricane Matthew washed away a 350 foot swath of the Jacksonville Beach pier. And it’s unknown when that will be repaired.
With that in mind, a council ordinance to suspend the $5,500 monthly lease of the Dania Pier Management Corporation has been making its way through committees.
On Thursday, the measure cleared the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee, the final step before it is approved by the full council next week.
The pier management deal runs through 2020, and the suspension does not mean that the company will have an extended term of the lease.
The city has a contractual obligation to give five days written notice before suspending the agreement.
Repairs to the pier are in the future; a report is still pending as to what caused the structural failure of the pier.
The pier was opened in its current location in late 2004.
The full council will approve this ordinance next week.
