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Selectmen debate commercial-vessel landing permits, motion to add six permits fails
Summary
Wolfeboro selectmen spent an extended portion of their June 4 meeting debating how commercial vessel landing permits should be issued and enforced after a business sought six additional permits; a motion to grant six more permits failed. The board agreed to refer broader changes to the Docks & Wharves ordinance to a future workshop.
Selectmen met Wednesday, June 4, to consider requests for additional commercial-vessel landing permits tied to town docks and to discuss broader docks-and-wharves policy.
The discussion centered on whether one operator should receive multiple vessel permits for boats that would visit town docks intermittently. Selectman Linda (Select Board member) said the town ordinance was written for a single commercial vessel and expressed concern about approving six permits for one business, saying she would "not vote to grant all 6." Selectman Paul (Select Board member) and Selectman John (Select Board member) described competing views about legacy operators — such as the Millie Bee, a mailboat and the Mount Washington — that the board has…
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