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I
have
spent
the
entire
winter
in
conversations
with
several
municipalities
and
two
things
are
very
clear.
First
EVERYBODY
wants
the
Ste.
Claire
to
return
and
be a
functional
part
of
the
Detroit
River
again.
Second, she has
to be made more functional in order to fulfill the mission
statements of city waterfront projects. Therefore,
construction will begin in May and continue into the fall
and winter as long as weather permits. Plans include having
the main deck cabin areas and bathrooms rebuilt, re-flooring
of the entire second deck, two bars added to the second
deck, the second deck foyer refinished, the third deck foyer
redone, and the fourth deck completely rebuilt. Contractors
will do most of the work, however, there is still
considerable work for the volunteer force to do.
Due to our current location, we fall under homeland
security
rules
and
volunteer
workdays
have
to
be
scheduled
in
order
to
comply
with
the
rules.
Volunteer
workdays
will
be
posted
on
the
website
soon.
Many
of
you
have
already
signed
up
and
have
been
waiting
to
be
contacted.
The
response
has
been
overwhelming
but
I am
caught
up
and
more
frequent
updates
are
to
come
soon. to
come
soon.
For
those
of
you
eager
to
see
her
on
the
river
again,
I am
working
on
bringing
the
Ste.
Claire
back
to
the
Detroit
waterfront
in
September.
The
haunt
will
run
again
but
this
time
but
the
Ste.
Claire
will
have
a
brand
new
look.
Construction
work
will
continue
even
when
she
is
downtown
again.
Trust
me,
I am
as
excited
as
all
of
you
to
get
our
grand
lady
back
in
action
once
again.
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