The lease agreement between Lucy the Elephant and the City of Margate expires in 2019. What’s taking so long to renew the Lucy lease?
The City of Margate, and Rich Helfant, CEO of the Save Lucy Committee, have yet to agree on terms. Their $1-a-year lease expires in December of 2019. Both sides blaming each other for not coming to an agreement.
According to Philly.com, Helfant said he personally would welcome a boutique hotel next to Lucy, where Ventura’s Greenhouse bar and restaurant now operates, as long as it did not interfere with sight lines from Atlantic Avenue that he says are protected by Lucy’s status on the National Historic Registry.
Philly.com: Helfant said a case could be made that the nonprofit Save Lucy Committee had put in so much of its own money in upkeep that it could make an argument for ownership. Full Story Here.
Helfant: Save Lucy Committee could potentially own Lucy The Elephant?
Margate Lucy Lease 9.20.2018Richard Helfant of Lucy the Elephant vs Margate Commissioner John Amodeo.
Helfant (CEO of Save Lucy Committee) doesn’t want to sign a new agreement? That’s what Mayor Becker said during the Sept 20 commissioners meeting.
Margate City Admin Richard Deaney:
- Ground where Lucy stands, is city property.
- Lucy is owned by the city.
- Lucy is a national landmark.
- Richard Helfant doesn’t own Lucy.
- The Save Lucy Committee doesn’t own Lucy.
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