Residents: Proposed Yacht Marina Will Not Help Community POSTED: 10:05 am CDT July 21, 2004 UPDATED: 10:26 am CDT July 21, 2004 HOUSTON -- A Brazoria County coastal town has big plans to develop a marina to bring in money to the city, but the News2Houston Investigators reported Monday that some residents say all that money will go to the developer and not the community. In Freeport, local government is forcing businesses to sell their land to build a private yacht marina, the station reported.