Jon Nahhas, of The Boaters Coalition, has accused the California Coastal Commissioners of being misled by their staff regarding the existence of a facility similar to the “Boat Central” proposed for Marina del Rey. Nahhas says Public Records Act (PRA) reveals that there is no “similar facility” in United States.

“It looks like the Coastal Commission staff has been caught misleading the Commissioners regarding the existence of a “similar facility” in the United States,” Nahhas explained. “Through PRA, no such documents exist that would warrant Commission staff’s testimony. Looking for a successful revocation of a Coastal Permit under the Coastal Act. Any suggestions? This project has huge impacts on boating, wildlife, recreation, etc.”

The following is the letter Nahhas wrote to Dr. Charles Lester, Executive Director of the Coastal Commission.

I am very concerned about the recent discovery that your staff misled the Commissioners regarding the existence of a facility like the proposed project “Boat Central” in Marina del Rey. I ask that you review your staff’s testimony and check documents that reflect the comments made prior to the Commission’s decision. Should you find the discrepancies, I ask that you begin immediate revocation procedures and notify the Commissioners during the upcoming meeting in Ventura. 



This is a very important topic and as a former Vice-Chair (Mark Stone) once said about Boat Central “it will have an impact on the affordability of boating”. Please also review the comments made by the former Executive Director – “We do not have the ability to control prices……..but we deal with the affordability in different ways…..by the kind of facilities built.” (attached videos)