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Harbor Commission
Subcommittee Report
Public Piers Objective
Objective: Continue to evaluate the placement of existing public piers
that facilitate visitor access to harbor area businesses and amenities.
Develop recommendations for the repositioning or development of
additional priers to improve visitor access
Approach:
• Review existing piers
• Review prior efforts /progress in support of the objective
• Assess what businesses and amenities boaters desire to visit
• Assess where public piers (or the absence thereof) limit boater
access to the desired businesses or amenities
Steps taken:
• Collected information on prior efforts supporting this objective from
former Commissioner Duffield
• Conducted review of existing public piers and businesses /amenities
boaters potentially desire to visit with former Commissioner Duffield,
Harbor Resources Supervisor Levin and interested community
member Bose
Observations: - the challenges
Observations: - the challenges
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Observations: the good
Observations: the good
Observations: the opportunities
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Observations: the opportunities
Observations: the opportunities
Observations: the opportunities
Observations /Concl usions:
• There are opportunities to improve use of existing public piers
through additional attention, amenity and maintenance
• There are opportunities to place additional piers near businesses and
amenities boaters likely desire to visit
Next Steps:
• Collect information on prior efforts supporting this objective
• Confirm the businesses and amenities boaters desire to visit
• Follow up on those opportunities to improve the use of existing piers
• Understand the process by which additional piers could be developed