Market AC won't be fixed until after boat shows

Hot air filling the Market House won't be alleviated until after October's boat shows, leaving tenants dependent on a temporary 30-ton portable air-conditioning unit outside.

City officials yesterday dropped more optimistic estimates, saying it will take at least 90 days to design and install a new 60-ton water-cooled system capable of properly cooling the Market House with all its tenants up and running.

The Market House now has a 15-ton air-conditioning unit inside, designed by Timonium-based engineering firm Schlender/Pitz & Associates and approved by Emory Harrison, the city's director of central...