MHK Anne Craine talked on Manx Radio this week about renewed hopes that the Ramsey harbour area would finally benefit from redevelopment.
Marinas are being seen as a potential growth area, and the Department of Transport is keen to progress a report commissioned with consultants Fisher Associates to look at the Ramsey quayside area. The other parties involved are being consulted and plans should be ready by next summer.
But not everybody thinks marinas are an economic moneyspinner, including Ramsey Commissioner Wilf Young:
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