Photo #10: Issues Part 2

Another issue that recently arose in St. Augustine is the installment of 227 moorings in the St. Augustine Waterways. The moorings are located north and south of the bridge of lions and in the Salt Run. The cost was $500,000 just to install the moorings.

This has become an issue for many people who live on the water. They are now required to tie their boats up to a mooring instead of dropping anchor thus having to pay a fee that they normally didn't have to pay.

The city is generally trying to get rid of derelict boats that don't properly dispose of waste and lack registration

Salt Run residents, including previous photography subject Rick Cardella, have said they do not want a mooring field in their area.

Several Mooring balls sit in the St. Augustine Waterway just north of the Bridge of Lions. With the recent installment of the moorings, boats are now required to tie up if moorings are in the area.

Salt Run residents do not want moorings in their area. Many of them now are moving to dock their boat or leave all together to travel to different waters where they are not required to pay a fee. These residents are frustrating in paying for what was once free.

Many of the residents of St. Augustine feels with the moorings that the water ways look far more cluttered than they use to. Boats are required to be closer together, which can block some of the views of the water. This photo here was taken from the Bridge of Lions looking south.