Final hurdles cleared for construction of $5 million boat center in Waukegan Harbor

The Waukegan Port District approved a long-term lease agreement this month for a Wisconsin-based company`s plan to build a $5 million Chicago Yachting Center with boat sales and service at Waukegan Harbor and Marina.

The agreement calls for a payment of nearly $3 million for a 25-year lease, and Bay Marine of Sturgeon Bay, Inc. has agreed to build a state-of-the-art facility that will offer inside heated and outdoor storage, a fully certified service department and new, used and brokerage yacht sales, said Gregg Pupecki, general manager for the harbor...

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