Skift Take
The city council did indeed sink the proposal, adding yet another hurdle to cruise lines attempting to set up a major port in the U.S. southeast.
As a cruise ship task force was briefed Wednesday, Alderman Tony Thomas signaled to its members that the debate on a terminal in Savannah is likely to end with City Council quashing the idea today.
Twelve task force members, including Thomas, heard a summary of a site feasibility study prepared for the city by BEA Architects. The $197,500 report recommended the Savannah River Landing site as the most promising for cruise terminal development, said staff liaison Marty Johnson, Savannah's director of special projects.
Johnson rehashed Monday's council workshop at which BEA Architects presented its findings. The fact that the task force was getting old news didn't allow it to perform the advisory role he had anticipated for it, Thomas said.
After the meeting, Thomas said City Council isn't likely to approve the next phase of the study, an $82,000 exploration of t
