Queen Seeks New Neighbors

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Just weeks after the city reached a tentative deal with Queen Mary operators to settle a rental dispute, the City Council on Tuesday will begin talks on how to develop the acres of land surrounding the ship, the Long Beach Press Telegram reports.


Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal will ask City Manager Jerry Miller to schedule a study session next month for council members to discuss options for the 45-acre property and ways to preserve the ship’s historic features.


The talks follow Queen’s Seaport Development Inc.’s agreement last month to pay the city $4.9 million for back rent after a long-standing dispute over payments the city said it was owed.


QSDI, which leases the ship and its surrounding land from the city, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.



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