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Last Stand
announces
The next in our popular Keys in
the Balance series:
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Channel Expansion for Mega Cruise Ships:
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Panacea or Pandemonium?
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Join us as Keys in the Balance,
Last Stand’s popular moderated panel
discussion, explores the pros and cons of the proposed expansion of the Key West ship channel
to accommodate the new generation of mega cruise ships
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 5:30-7:30 pm |
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(program to begin promptly at 5:30) |
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NOAA Eco-Discovery Center, Key West |
A long-range proposal has been made
to expand (deepen and widen) the Key West ship channel to
accommodate the new generation of larger cruise ships.
What would this mean for
Key West? The local environment? The local economy?
Old Town? Is this something the community really wants?
Join us at this
important Keys in the Balance to hear some answers to
these and other questions.
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The panel will
consist of: |
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Jim Scholl, Key West
City Manager |
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Bill Verge,
representing Old Town quality-of-life interests |
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Billy Causey, NOAA
National Marine Sanctuaries Regional Manager |
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Dave Taylor,
representing innkeepers & other businesses which don't
benefit from cruise ships |
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Virginia Panico,
Exec Dir, KW Chamber of Commerce |
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What: A
panel discussion on the proposed expansion of the Key West ship
channel to accommodate mega-cruiseships
When:
Thursday, April 8 5:30 pm
Where:
NOAA's Eco-Discovery Center, Truman
Waterfront, Key West (map at right)
The program is free and
open to the public |
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The NOAA
Eco-Discovery Center is at the Truman
Waterfront (lower left corner in the map |
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above).
Take Southard Street to its west end, follow
the curve, and you can't miss it. |
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Refreshments and social hour will
follow the program. |
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