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# Pier boating has residents floating
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/pier-boating-has-residents-floating/
- Published: 2006-08-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:18:34.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pier, #archive-import

This past week, Q-line asked: Do you support revitalized water activities off the pier? Why or why not? Here are your responses: ✆ “I certainly do not support this idea. A squadron of boats coming and going would pollute our bay area even more than it already is. Secondly, our nightmare traffic and parking problems would also be made worse by all the additional cars bringing people to the area. There are other less environmentally destructive ways to clean up and enhance the pier.” ✆ “Yes, I think it would be an absolutely wonderful idea to revamp the Santa Monica Pier. It will bring people from all over the world to participate in water sports and, of course, needed revenue for the city of Santa Monica.” ✆ “If the Santa Monica Pier and downtown Santa Monica is revitalized more than it has been, there will be standing-room only. The human and automotive traffic is overwhelming. An Asian statistical account with an abacus should do a head count on the amount of people who visit the Santa Monica Pier on an annual basis as the pier stands now, compounded by the Third Street Promenade. The count will easily be in the millions. I consider that plenty and enough revitalization.” ✆ “The sign at the entry way to the pier does say (something) about boating and fishing. So if they have the sign, they might as well actually have something with boats there. Something people can actually use. Take a few people to Tijuana or Catalina and leave them there.” ✆ “Revitalize the pier. Remove all the rides except the carousel. Put good restaurants there. Fix the walk. Give the pier back to the Santa Monica residents. We no longer enjoy it. We can’t walk there. There are too many people. There is too much confusion. There’s a lot of theft and noise. We like to sit and look at the water. We don’t need anything else.” ✆ “As if developing all quality of life out of the city on land wasn’t enough, now City Hall wants the ocean too. They will further tell us that the scheme actually cleans the bay. Read the fine print. The proposed water tax will make us pay for this stinker to boot.” ✆ “If this idea is to completely undo what little progress we’ve made in cleaning up the bay, then I’m all for this increased commercial activities. This idiotic idea is the latest example of why we can’t trust the City Council, as well as quasi-govermental bay groups that protect the local environment.” ✆ “As far as supporting revitalized water activities off the pier, I remember when we did have that, and my answer would be ‘no’ I don’t support it. We have problems keeping water and beaches clean. You guys have to stop and start doing something right.” ✆ “I’m excited by the prospect of resumption of boating activities from the pier. The pier for the most part has been turned over to kids activities. The addition of boating would give residents and visitors something to do besides stare at the water. By the way, city officials, any chance in having an indoor roller skating rink on the pier as it was in the past?” ✆“You’ve got to be kidding. The pier is a money-sucking hole derelict. How many millions have we dumped into it already? Don’t forget the $14 million for a new breakwater. The few businesses on the pier are all getting a free lunch off the taxpayers. Only a rube from Kansas would bother to visit it. Demolish the pier and have a continuous beautiful beach. We got rid of Ocean Park pier and it had way better rides. Look how nice the beach is in that area. The dolts in this town will approve anything bought off with second-rate free movies and third-rate free bands and nonprofit parties. If Yankee Stadium can be demolished, so can the decrepit Santa Monica Pier.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 26, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082606.pdf?ref=smdp.com)