I have often seen and heard Varella's barge getting stuck going in and out (over the past few years) That is a small barge. I would think it would be impossible for them to use a larger barge without dredging.
It would make sense in offering the existing barge operators a stake in the back marina to encourage development there and not kill our "Golden Goose called Hol Chan"
How about entry exit thru the garbage dump area - is that possible? I know some time back there was talk of moving the dredge sand stockpile and dredging operation to that area.