The Robert A. Pastrick Marina is owned and operated by the City of East Chicago. As Director for the past seven years, I supervise employees and general operations such as preparing budgets, attending meetings, ensuring that the Marina is safe and clean, and setting rates for boat storage and other activities.
Many people work at the Marina or have jobs directly tied to the Marina.
There are 18 full time employees, but during the summer that number grows to about 30. Three or four independent companies also provide repair and upkeep services for the boats. Much of the Marina is open to the public all year. On many summer evenings the Marina hosts bands on the boardwalk. It also has a winter storage capacity of 300 boats.