By Staff
May 11th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
LaSalle Park Community Marina and public boat launch opening May 13
LaSalle Park – bring about a boat on its way to the water.
The LaSalle Park Community Marina and public boat launch will be opening May 13, 2023. The Marina is also home to the Burlington Sailing and Boating Club and the Burlington Able Sail program.
Through an agreement with the City, the Marina has been operated by the LaSalle Park Marina Association (LPMA) for 42 years. The City owns the wave break and the Marina.
LaSalle Park is owned by the City of Hamilton and leased to the City of Burlington for $1 per year. Burlington pays for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the park.
The Marina has 219 docking spaces and is protected by a new floating wave break that was installed in 2020.
The Burlington Sailing and Boating Club and the Burlington Able Sail program offer sailing programs at the Marina. In addition, the City has a public boat launch at the Marina that is protected by the floating wave break.
All good news. What the public might want to know is how are the discussions with the city of Hamilton going. Burlington currently leases the property and the lease is either up or very close to ending.
There was no mention of the $4 million that came out of the Hydro Reserve and used to pay for the breakwater. The Hydro Reserve was created out of the hydro bills that every household in the city paid month after month.
The green part is city of Hamilton property.
Correction: the confidential item on LaSalle Park was at the CSSRA on May 3.
The lease on LaSalle Park expired at the end of December.
I guess the city was too busy with Bateman leases and the election to see about renewing the lease on LaSalle.
Council had a Confidential Update at the EICS on May 4th.
And lest we forget – which everyone has – Council in early 2019 voted unanimously to take $4 million from Hydro Reserves to fund a wave break for the Marina. How well does this sit now?