The 2014 gubernatorial election presented an opportunity for a change in leadership, and the possibility of a more objective view of the Summers End Group marina plans.  In the general election in early November no candidate received a majority, so the election headed to a runoff between Donna Christensen and Kenneth Mapp.

On the eve of the November 18, 2014, runoff election the Mapp team came to Coral Bay, and sat with a roomfull of residents at the Pickles deli, to present his candidacy and answer questions about issues concerning Coral Bay.  In advance of the meeting we had presented Mapp’s campaign team with a list of questions focused on his thoughts about the proposed marina.

In his answers Mapp made it clear that he felt the marina was too large for Coral Bay, that it might have significant impacts on the environment, and that he felt that “time was on our side” as the project headed into the Army Corps of Engineers.  Most importantly Mapp said that he “didn’t owe anyone anything” (a not-so-subtle allusion to the current governor), and that he would judge the project on its merits.