distance from port to Port Lucaya

[LynneL]

Thanks for taking the time for the descriptive post & brief history lesson. There's something new to be learned every day in life!

[bobsfamily]

I have been in the Surveying and Civil Engineering business for over 30 years and this is I get...

 

The agreement also conveyed to the area the legacy of a "free port" with substantial tax concessions for financial, commercial and industrial enterprises (extended until 2054)

 

The agreement required the dredging of a deep-water harbour at Hawksbill Creek in the western sector of the Port Area. It also granted to GBPA responsibility for the provision, management, and administration of all infrastructure, municipal and community services, and for development of 50,000 acres of crown grant land which was later extended to 138,000 acres. This, together with an additional 12,000 acres purchased by the GBPA from other parties, forms the 160,000 acre 'Port Area'.

 

Directly from the GBPA website:

 

In Freeport, city management and economic development are the mandates of a private corporation, The Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA). The GBPA is responsible for nurturing and regulating all commercial and residential development within the 230 square mile 'Port Area' of Grand Bahama.

 

'Port Area' ... not "city"

 

During the early 1950s American investor, Wallace Groves, and British financier, Sir Charles Hayward pioneered development on Grand Bahama Island. Their vision for development led to negotiations with the Government of The Bahamas and the signing of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement. The Agreement, executed on August 4th, 1955, created, the 'Port Area', and gave birth to the City of Freeport.

 

IT DOES NOT SAY THE ENTIRE AREA IS THE CITY OF FREEPORT…. IT SAY’S IT GAVE “BIRTH” TO THE CITY OF FREEPORT…. Not the whole area is the city…

 

The agreement also conveyed to the area the legacy of a "free port" with substantial tax concessions for financial, commercial and industrial enterprises. The guarantee of these rights through the year 2054 distinguishes Freeport, Grand Bahama, as a business centre with unsurpassed competitive advantages within the region.

 

Nowhere does it say the entire PORT AREA is the city of Freeport.

 

As was stated before:

 

I've never seen an official survey of the city limits (the govt says they don't have one, the Port Authority says the land use map is the closest thing they have)

 

 

So I still say that the port and Our Lucaya is not in the "city" of Freeport. I don't know what is in the "city" and no one else does either.

[cherith]

Oh Look!!

A Puppy!!!!

[cruzeluver]

I think a lot of the confusion is because cruise brochures and itineraries usually refer to the stop as "Freeport". Occasionally I have seen the stop listed as "Grand Bahama Island", but usually its "Freeport".

[bobsfamily]

I think a lot of the confusion is because cruise brochures and itineraries usually refer to the stop as "Freeport". Occasionally I have seen the stop listed as "Grand Bahama Island", but usually its "Freeport".

 

And that's because the majority of "tourist areas" were "downtown" Freeport and many never went to the beach. Several years ago 2 hurricanes destroyed much of the area that was frequented by tourist and 2 hotels and casino have never opened back up. Most tourists now go to Our Lucaya.