One woman represented 43 Monday night as she presented a petition to the City Council opposing a marina for which other community members are fundraising.

Sue Carlson used the public forum to voice concerns that the Bridgeport Marina, a six-slip dock two local business owners are hoping to put in on Bridge Street between the dam and a short row of residential houses across from Walgreens, would hamper the enjoyment of those who use the lake as observers — those who like to look at the lake, its shoreline, the fountains, blossoming trees on its banks and the dam, while walking, biking and passing by.

She said the dock also causes concern over safety issues due to potentially increased pedestrian use of a high-traffic area and increased trash and noise.

The 43 who signed the petition presented Monday were not opposed to the idea of a marina itself, Carlson said.

“We only oppose the location,” Carlson said.

She asked the City Council to deny a proposal for construction of a marina anywhere along the shoreline between the south end of Fountain Lake Park and New Denmark Park, including the shoreline around Katherine Island.

She also requested tie city post signs discouraging boaters from disembarking on the rocky bank that currently exists where the Bridgeport Marina is proposed.

Mayor Vern Rasmussen Jr. said the final say is with the city, but Bill Howe, who spearheads fundraising efforts for the marina along with Josh Orchard, would first need to come up with the funding.

Howe said he expects $75,000 to cover the cost of the dock, necessary shorework and its installation. As of publication, the GoFundMe account has raised $75, or 0.1% of the project cost. Donations can also be made through the Chamber Foundation. The funding raised through that method is unknown.

Rasmussen said the concerns were valid and there are traffic challenges at the location, where people already cross the road at the location in question. He said the city will continue to look at those factors going forward.

Second Ward councilor Larry Baker said he has supported the marina project, as there are often people who want access and not many dock spaces. However, like Rasmussen, he said the marina is “a process” and the council will have to see where it goes.

“Like any project proposed to the city, we have to … really, really evaluate them at the end of the game and see how it moves forward,” Rasmussen said.