Fort Point lighthouse will be under new management whenever it reopens.<\/p>\n
Region of Queens issued a request for proposals for anyone interested in operating the historic lighthouse that stands where the Mersey River enters the town of Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Mayor Darlene Norman says whoever takes on the responsible is getting a great opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe offer a great lighthouse, at no cost, to make money out of, from May to October,\u201d said Norman. \u201cI\u2019m thinking, wow, if you were a young, bright, business student with a big imagination, you could make a buck out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The request for proposals closed last Thursday (Feb. 25).<\/p>\n
Municipal staff couldn\u2019t comment on how many applications had been submitted as they must now be reviewed, evaluated and presented to the council for consideration.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s expected those deliberations will take place and a winner chosen, at council\u2019s second meeting of the month on March 23.<\/p>\n
Norman is excited to learn what ideas are brought forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, if you like people and you don\u2019t mind putting a lot of hours in for five months, what a great thing it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n