By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – April 4, 2022 Recently the Crescent City Harbor District's Commission has had the opportunity to shed themselves of their dubious connection with Alex Lemus and his company Renewable Energy Capital, with a presentation from an alternative source that clearly in the limited reporting we have from them have a much better perspective on what to expect from a revitalized harbor. The Harbor Commission is hiding behind "legal advice" from their lawyers not to entertain the alternative proposal. Good luck with that one… Harbor Master Tim Petrick claiming that because Lemus was the only respondent to the Harbor's request for proposals in 2020 to redevelop the harbor, somehow it makes On-Site Development's proposal invalid. Fancy that…. Here, after a year has passed, and the harbor has had the experience of another of Lemus's "projects" which has resulted in bankruptcy of that company, thousands of dollars of debt to the harbor, and a solar array that is likely to wipe out any cost savings from the array when the district's expense for management and maintenance of the system is factored in. Nothing like a new pig dressed up with lip stick to keep the Commission riveted to the Lemus fantasy. Seems that a lease for the Lemus project is in the wind at Tuesday's meeting of the Commission, likely with very little thought to the unrealistic nature of Lemus's proposals nor any clear development of what to do about the resort's current tenants has crossed anyone's mind before making the decision. What is new from local government? Landscaping, Airstream trailers, cabins, and electric vehicle charging stations at the old Spotty's Car Wash is unlikely to result in the windfall income that the harbor is expecting, after all this is the brain child of Commissioner Brian Stone. What could possibly go wrong? Oh yes, more solar panels and a Co-op for local fishermen to sell their catch. Wonder how that will play out, not really, more money the harbor doesn't have for another fantasy…. Back to Lemus and his promises. Looks like the current tenants have nothing to worry about. Yah, right. He continues to promise that he and his "firm" will create "transition" plans for each tenant. No specifics as yet as to what "each individual plan" might consist of, only time will tell. Clearly those that are to be affected by Lemus's plans are not reassured. Nor should they be. It is unfortunate that the Commission elected not at least hear On-Site's proposal, in so far as Renewable Energy does not have the lease in hand and the harbor would not be obligated to do anything but hear another proposal prior to putting pen to lease agreement. Rather short sighted….particularly when common sense will tell you that Lemus's proposal ignores the fact that as a tourist community there is not a lot of "high end" tourism banging at the harbor's door let alone during our winters…. Now it becomes a question as to whether or not the element of common sense will be present when the Commissioners take up the lease agreement. Not likely… Yet another prospect lost, to gain a better perspective of what is possible, and what is clearly not.