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[[Community Maritime Park Associates]] is the non-profit organization charged with developing and maintaining the [[Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park]]. The Board of Trustees was filled following the [[September 5]], [[2006]] referendum, with several members named by the three principals: [[Quint Studer]], Dr. [[John Cavanaugh]] and Judge [[Lacey Collier]], the former two, who would be tenants of the Park, stepping down to avoid a conflict of interest. The remaining board members were chosen by the [[Pensacola City Council]]. Judge Collier, who took the places of Admiral [[Jack Fetterman]] and Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]] after their deaths, became the chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Some of the early accomplishments by the newly-seated Board included:
*Selecting a firm, led by [[Caldwell Associates]], to write the architectural design guidelines for the project.
*Issuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the Master Developer.
*Hiring a [[Wikipedia:Recruiter|headhunting firm]] to seek qualified candidates for the Executive Director position, replacing interim executive [[Edward Spears]].
*Initiating wetland mitigation necessary for development along the eastern and western portions of the [[Trillium]] property.
*Conducting surveys of the site and determining a course of action for soil treatment and environmental remediation.
==Hugh King Scandal==
After Rev. [[Hugh King]] was arrested on [[April 28]], [[2007]] for possession of cocaine, it was revealed that a Board member convicted of a felony may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the remaining Board. This has not yet occurred, and Chairman Lacey Collier has stated that King must decide for himself if his "effectiveness as a trustee has been compromised by the allegations."<ref>[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705020328 King set for day in court] - Pensacola News Journal, May 2, 2007</ref>
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