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BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 3 . MINUTES AUGUST 20, 1990 7. 32 p.m. George_Benway .re : Status Re ort: Mr. Benway states -it is a good summer in the Harbor Master Department. Since his appointment on 7/1, he has made improvements within the department. He had pictures for the board to review .of the before and after changes made within the depart ment. The building has ' been. .constructed for the: office 'equiped with a phone and files. There is equipment storage for accountablilty. The boats .now have :the- proper equipment including new radios and a mooring. puller. There are- two slips3located at . Little' River Boatyard and New Seabury Marina. The- third boat is on a trailer. Mr. Benway is working to- educate people for safe boating practices and to represent the town in a pro.fessional. mann.er: The fuel procedure has been changed. The waterway assistants have their own boat to care for and a slip is required from Benway . as to where and how much gas is used and obtained. The goals are to straighten out the mooring problem in the town. There are 907 moorings registered now, 365 moorings are currently in the water. Approximately 170 are legal moorings. They are ticketing and pulling illegal moorings. Mr. Benway would like an article for the fall to address the mooring situation. If the moorings are not used for two years, they should be pulled. He would also like the town to adopt the state bylaws such as life jacket requirements and persons riding on the .bow of the boat. These fines could bring revenue to the town instead of the state. Benway is also looking for a donor to donate a larger ,boat to the town. There is $12, 000 in the Harbor Improvement Fund. He. would like town .piers established in Pirates Cove -Landing and Great River Landing. If the town is a commercial port, it would be . eligable for federal funding. This funding could help pay for the costs of- dredg ng, �buoys and general repairs. He is also working on a nap for the harbor management plan to distingui-sh. areas designated for shellfishing and moorings. ' Chairman Carter mentioned the problem with boats parking and anchoring within 150' of the shoreline. Benway states new boundries have been established for swim areas on ponds. The oceans are hard to distinguish and private beaches are also a problem. Thelare - patroling the shoreline more for enforce- ment. Selectman Jacobson commended Mr. Benway for the fine , job he is doing. It is nice-.to. see the department professionalized. At the spring town meeting, she would like to see an article to .expand the swim boundries from 150' to 300' in the pond areas. The Selectmen agree that Mr. Benway is doing a great job.