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STATISTICS OF INTEREST Report of the I. Signs and aids to navigation placed in tidal Harbormaster waters 98 2. Signs and aids to navigation placed in lakes and ponds 15 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen 3. Boat moorings registered 688 and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: 4. Boats inspected for required equipment 472 1 hereby submit my report for the year ending 5. Illegal moorings removed 41 December 31, 1990. 6. Boast assisted 113 7. Boats rescued 47 This season many new, positive and long overdue 8. Citations for infractions of waterways laws 32 changes have taken place in the Mashpee Harbormaster 9. Verbal and written warnings for infractions 221 Department. Upon taking over the department on July 1, 1990, 1 immediately went to work to bring the depart- 10. Debris removed from town waterways 79 ment up-to-speed. Of the three boats one was replaced, 11. Revenue generated $35,940.00 one totally rebuilt and repowered,and all were equipped with both required and additionally safety/emergency On a final note, the town and its waters become more crowded each season. This department, with sufficient gear. funding, will continue to strive to meet rising challenges, Through the generosity of Little River Boatyard, we moved into a small Harbormaster building and were pro- Respectfully submitted, vided with a slip for the patrol boat. This serves as our main base of operation on Waquoit Bay. Also thanks to George A. Benway III New Seabury Corporation, we have a slip on Popponesset Harbormaster Bay at the New Seabury Marina. Our administrative of- fice is located in the D.P.W. Building. Here we have our files and records, as well as a fenced-in area for boats and equipment. I would like to add that this was all done "in house" and within budget. We had a very successful summer with the help of the Waterways Assistants and Assistant Harbormasters. In addition to revitalizing the boats, we worked very hard to provide the boating public with assistance, informa- tion and guidance.We continually patrolled Popponesset and Waquoit Bays, as well as the four lakes and ponds. This winter we have been busy with the Harbor Management Plan, working closely with the committee to provide facts and figures,as well as input at numerous meetings. We have also begun to bring the mooring pro- blem under control by rasing fees,enforcing By-Laws and adopting new policies. We hope to get the number of in- active moorings down, so in the future this will enable us to issue new moorings in appropriate areas. FUTURE PROJECTS INCLUDE: Develop a master dredging plan Several dredging projects Improve navigational aids and signs Develop more "public access" Put in town moorings 94