Ringfencing of £3.5 million to buy land for development
Buying a new Liverpool ferry terminal would make the Island central to the so-called 'northern powerhouse'.
That's the intimation made by Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne.
Speaking on Manx Radio, he explained his motives for ringfencing a budget of £3.5 million to purchase land at Princes Half-Tide Dock on the Mersey.
It's near the current landing stage at Pier Head - which he says 'maroons' visitors from new business on the docklands.
Before any decisions are made, though, Tynwald will need to approve a long-term sea services strategy.
Mr Gawne says we should have a stake in Liverpool's economic development:
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