[C320-list] Recent traffic

[Warren Updike]

Doug is not far from us on Middle R., Chesapeake Bay. Our marina has had two
rate increases on our slip in the past 9 years. The first, after 5 years was
5%, the second the following year was 3.7%, and none since and none for
2016. That speaks volumes.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Treff [mailto:doug at treff.us] 
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:16 PM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic

I am also in Maryland. We are not a commonwealth, and do not pay
personal property taxes. But before you contemplate moving, trust me,
Maryland extracts their pound of flesh in other ways... 

I have also seen the vacancies around at the local marinas. The one good
thing it has done for me is that my slip and winter storage rates have
not changed at all since we bought our boat in 2012. If the marinas were
all near capacity, there would surely be upward pressure on the pricing.


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Doug Treff
Catalina 320 - 1996 - September Song - #350
http://savvysailor.blogspot.com/
doug at treff.us

On 2015-10-29 09:47, Jerry wrote: 

> Warren. 
> We are farther down the bay in Deltaville which is in Middlesex County.
Local marinas are challenging the boat property tax which they say is
driving boats out of the area. Is taxation an issue in Maryland?
> 
> Jerry 
> JellyRoll 890