Published: October 1, 2012 Publication: WestView News By Arthur Z. Schwartz First the good news (no matter what George says on page 1): Pier 40 will not be closed, and large sections will be open for business for the next five years. I repeat. The “immediate collapse” of the Pier has been averted. The Trust has already contracted to spend $9 million this year, and voted last week to spend another $3.6 million to do a fix which will last five years. This “fix” will shore up th