Sebastian Yacht Club

Yacht club improvements may be completed by April

By ED BIERSCHENK ed.bierschenk@scripps.com March 1, 2007
SEBASTIAN —
Repairs and renovations to the Sebastian Yacht Club — along with the parking area that serves it and the adjacent boat ramp — may be completed this spring. "We are really shooting to have it back open by mid- to late April," said Sebastian City Manager Al Minner.
The Sebastian City Council, acting in its capacity as the city's Community Development Agency, on Wednesday authorized putting another $15,000 in CRA money into the project —now expected to cost about $154,000.
Minner will also look at some money allocated for sidewalks to help fund improvements at the site, initially expected to cost about $110,000.
Interior work to the building, damaged during the 2004 hurricanes, included utting the city-owned facility to allow for a more spacious layout, installation of new handicap bathrooms, new electrical wiring, new air conditioning, replacement of doors and windows, and new siding. information Minner presented to council members.
About $30,000 more is needed for sidewalks and railings. Minner said the Yacht Club will be in better shape than it was before the hurricanes because of the improvements, with about $5,000 of new landscaping added to the site.
Some residents have complained about delays in finishing renovations at the building, which has been used by community groups. City officials held off on making some repairs while looking at options to aid area boat traffic .
At one time, consideration was given to doubling the size of the boat ramp and possibly closing the Main Street boat ramp. That idea, however, was vigorously opposed by some boaters, and the City Council last year rejected that plan.
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