tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42640947745594199182012-02-16T18:16:51.454-08:00News about proposed Central Bay Ferry Maintenance Facility for Water Emergency Transit Authority (WETA) ferries.Richard94501noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264094774559419918.post-57076697730807382262011-02-18T00:38:00.000-08:002011-02-18T01:04:23.678-08:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8E2t8-1iKvc/TV4vMcAy9FI/AAAAAAAAALg/IhfrFwwWbwg/s1600/WETA+Alameda+Maintenance+Facility.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8E2t8-1iKvc/TV4vMcAy9FI/AAAAAAAAALg/IhfrFwwWbwg/s640/WETA+Alameda+Maintenance+Facility.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R2zVxBmn5Is/TV4iXm_v6AI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7i1hfgaVGvI/s1600/WETA+Alameda+docks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="398" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R2zVxBmn5Is/TV4iXm_v6AI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7i1hfgaVGvI/s640/WETA+Alameda+docks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">WETA conceptual drawing for ferry maintenance facility at Alameda Point. &nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">September 2010.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At its November 2009 meeting, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) approved a $200,000 contract for design and engineering of a new facility at Alameda Point. The Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility will service ferries operated by WETA. &nbsp;</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: large;">The Alameda City Council has given a nod of approval to enter into a 65-year lease agreement with WETA.&nbsp; The facility will bring $58,000 per year in lease revenue to the general fund.&nbsp;&nbsp; In September of 2010 the Alameda Planning Board was given a presentation on the plans. &nbsp;A follow-up presentation will be made in March with further refinements in the drawings.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'American Typewriter'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'American Typewriter'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K-gloLS6W80/TV4lmD2aPWI/AAAAAAAAAKA/ThNyuyB3ZJc/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K-gloLS6W80/TV4lmD2aPWI/AAAAAAAAAKA/ThNyuyB3ZJc/s400/Untitled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'American Typewriter'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px 'American Typewriter'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Location for ferry maintenance facility. &nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">USS Hornet is in right background.</span></div></div><div style="font: 11.0px 'American Typewriter'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2HkO8RHODX8/TV4ol65b0VI/AAAAAAAAAKM/pxvpwXjFXzQ/s1600/map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2HkO8RHODX8/TV4ol65b0VI/AAAAAAAAAKM/pxvpwXjFXzQ/s320/map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Alameda Point Ferry Maintenance Location</span></div><div style="font: 11.0px 'American Typewriter'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-al9pTsFWl4M/TV4nsSMEB5I/AAAAAAAAAKI/2GMPoDx0_Q8/s1600/map+of+ferry+maintenance+facility.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-al9pTsFWl4M/TV4nsSMEB5I/AAAAAAAAAKI/2GMPoDx0_Q8/s400/map+of+ferry+maintenance+facility.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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