Harpswell Harbor and Waterfront Committee
Minutes:
July 11, 2006
MEETING
MINUTES
HARBOR &
WATERFRONT COMMITTEE, HARPSWELL, MAINE
July 11, 2006
Attending
Jim Hays, Harbormaster
Committee Members:
Present: Bill Hitchcock,
Steve Rowe, Toby Tobin, Burr Taylor, Bill Bartley
Absent: Amy Haible, Matt
Rogers, Bill Blood
Visitor: Dee Williamson
Activities
Meeting called to
order at 6:30 PM.
Minutes for 6/20/06
meeting were distributed by Bill Bartley.
Bill Hitchcock will
resign effective August 15th. Bill Blood will be headed South
starting at the end of December through Jan., Feb. and March and
will miss more than three consecutive meetings. Matt Rogers wife
has recently had surgery, and he will have to spend most of his
spare time caring for her. He has missed more than six
consecutive meetings and most likely will miss more. The town
management should try to recruit some more replacements.
Old Business
Per Jim Hays the
Mackerel Cove letter has been received, and he has had positive
feedback so far. There have been people thinking that they could
convert existing moorings to rental moorings. This cannot be
down unless that use was stated the original application. Jim
will try to treat everybody fairly.
We continue to
discuss rental moorings, and agreed that we should revisit the
Ordinance before the next town meeting.
Steve Rowe presented
a summary of his Internet research on Harbor Management Plans.
We decided to wait until the meeting after Jay Clement’s visit
to work on a Harbor Management Plan(s). At the meeting on August
1st we will discuss what are the highest priority issues,
objectives, resources, and elements needed to develop a Harbor
Management Plan for Harpswell waters. We will also discuss the
differences between the Ordinance and a Harbor Management Plan
and the goals and objectives of each.
New Business
Motion was made to
elect an official Chairperson by Bill Bartley and seconded by
Toby Tobin. Burr Taylor was nominated and agreed to fulfill the
duties of Chairperson. He was elected with a 4 aye and 1 nay
vote.
Future meetings will
be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00
PM. August 1st and 15th will be the meeting days for next month.
The subject of water
access at various town landings is a joke because of the lack of
parking. This will be a topic for a future meeting.
Next Meeting (s)
Tuesday, July 25,
2006 at 6:30 PM, Harpswell Municipal Building. Jay Clement from
the U.S. Corps of Engineers will be present to answer questions.
We need to come up with a list of questions for Jay. Also, we
would like to invite someone from the Marine Resource and the
Planning Committees to attend.
Continuing discussion
of the Ordinance Rewrite, and Harbor Management Plans.
Continuing discussion
of Water Classification Plan Map: Review Special Anchorages,
Anchorages, and Harbors.
Adjournment
8:20 PM
Minutes will not be approved
by the committee until the next meeting.
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