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Board flags abandoned oyster-lease equipment blocking Investigator Pond trail; asks town staff to seek removal
Summary
Advisory board members reported heavy abandoned aquaculture equipment washed onto a public trail at Investigator Pond and asked that leaseholder and town staff be notified to remove the obstruction.
Board members reported May 20 that large oyster-lease equipment has washed up onto the Investigator Pond trail and is obstructing passage.
A member described a heavy wooden-and-foam structure—“the size of this table”—that had been on the shoreline for years and has now come onto the trail, blocking the lollipop trail access. The equipment is associated with a longstanding aquaculture lease; the leaseholder was identified in discussion as Jamey Marsh and another local leaseholder was mentioned as having planted spat and invested in gear over several years.
Board members said the equipment should be removed and asked staff to notify Natural Resources and the leaseholder so the structure can be taken off the trail. They noted the leaseholder has been active in aquaculture on that lease for many years and that some abandoned material remains in the pond and along the woods edge.
No formal vote was taken; board members agreed notification and removal are appropriate next steps and asked staff to follow up with Natural Resources and the leaseholder about removal timing and responsibility.
