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# Q-Line asks readers whether Santa Monica should fund a new Pier harbor
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/021103-story/
- Published: 2003-02-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:32:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Pier, #archive-import

Plans have been in the works the past few years to rebuild the Santa Monica Pier’s breakwater so it can become a harbor again for sailboats, sport fishing and other recreational opportunities.

But, of course, because of the city’s budget crisis, the City Council may divert the $4 million needed to match the federal government’s share of the project toward other projects that are more needed.

Some say having a harbor will give Santa Monica another reason for people to come here, which will fuel the economy.

Others say a harbor will add traffic and attract too many people here.

This week, Q-Line wants to know: “Do you think the city should use its financial resources to build a new harbor? Would it be bad or good for Santa Monica?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 11, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)