By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – May 20, 2022 It appears that things are not going exactly according to plan with Alex Lemus's assurances that each tenant would have a tailor made plan for relocation prior to work commencing on Redwood Harbor Village. His latest plan calls for some tenants, those in lucky spaces 1-31,will be shuffled into the overflow park spaces like unwanted puppies. Those who have RV's that are unable to be moved will have suitable alternatives to move into, whatever that means. Others are on pace to be evicted for a variety of reasons by the harbor. The remainder will be moved piece meal as renovation is intended to commence inspite of Lemus's promises to have each individual tenant relocated prior to the start of the project. Anyone with a modicum of common sense would have known that trying to relocate eighty odd residents was going to take more than a few weeks of time, particularly when the tenants will come with a variety of expectations. For Lemus to begin work prior to addressing that thorny issue does not bode well for the tenants nor the success of the over all project. We are currently on the cusp of the beginning of tourist season which will extend through August and perhaps into September. This is where Lemus's company must receive a bulk of his yearly income in order to honor his lease arrangement with the harbor and begin his payments. Since Redwood Harbor Village will be unlikely ready to receive short term visitors until well into the season, chances are that the Harbor may not come off quite as well as expected. The fact that Lemus is pushing to "get started" may mean that money is a problem going forward in the early stages of what would be a lengthy project. Explanations, that relocation of all the tenants may be years off should make Harbor Commissioners uneasy with allowing Lemus to proceed without the clear assurance that each tenant's needs had been addressed, otherwise he should be made to delay construction until all of those needs have been addressed. A curious commissioner on the Harbor Board should insist that the investment for the project actually exists and does not rely on the completion of portions of the overall project to begin generating income before the tenant issues are resolved to their satisfaction. Moving laterally into the very basic services of the over flow RV parking area may not constitute "being satisfactorily relocated". Lemus has spent time investigating other possibilities for relocation and made clear to the Commission that other than moving "some" of the tenants side ways, he has no short term solution for what should be completed prior to his current attempt to side step his commitment of satisfactorily relocating Redwood Harbor Village's entire current population. Not a good start. Harbor Commissioners, with particular emphasis on Commissioners Brian Stone and Wes White, have a stated obligation to closely monitor the proposed activities of Renewable Energy and Lemus prior to work commencing without eighty tailor made plans approved by every current tenant. They do not appear to be honoring that obligation. Lemus and Renewable Energy do not appear to be honoring their obligations. Does anything about Lemus's involvement with solar panels and electrical generation reach the level of consciousness of anyone on the Harbor Commission? Doesn't look like it.